Top Ranked Programs
Montana Technological University's program mix is anchored in engineering and applied sciences — a signature shaped by the university's technical identity as a specialized STEM institution in Butte, Montana. Engineering accounts for 47% of graduates, followed by Business at 14% and other STEM fields at 35%, reflecting a portfolio built around fields with direct workforce demand in energy, mining, and industrial sectors. Across 15 programs serving roughly 257 students annually, 5 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold. The program with the strongest combination of enrollment scale and earnings is Mechanical Engineering, which anchors the institution's economic output. Among the most popular programs, Mechanical Engineering program graduates 42 students with median earnings of $82,443 four years after enrollment — Azimuth ranks the program #210 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Nursing and Management Information Systems and Services follow in enrollment scale, with graduates earning $81,504 and $58,332, respectively — Azimuth ranks Nursing #258 and Management Information Systems and Services #61 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The highest-earning programs at Montana Technological University are concentrated in engineering subfields where graduates enter the workforce directly into high-demand technical roles. Petroleum Engineering leads with median earnings of $106,076 four years after enrollment — Azimuth ranks the program #9 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Public Health and Mechanical Engineering also deliver strong early-career pay, with graduates earning $86,855 and $82,443, respectively — Azimuth ranks Public Health #5 and Mechanical Engineering #210 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. These are high-mobility, direct-to-workforce pathways aligned with sectors — energy extraction, mining engineering, and industrial systems — where national labor-market demand remains durable, as the [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) framework illustrates.