Montana State University Department of Education

Education School Admissions

Application

Director of admissions Carl Fox
Application deadline rolling
Application fee $60

Montana State University Department of Education
TOEFL

TOEFL required for international students Yes
Minimum TOEFL score required 550 paper test

Post-baccalaureate certificate programs

Applications 104
Acceptance rate 82.7%
Enrollment 78 part-time
Test requirements Either GRE or MAT scores are considered or required for some or all of the programs

Master’s programs

Applications 116
Acceptance rate 94.0%
Enrollment 182 part-time
Test requirements Either GRE or MAT scores are considered or required for some or all of the programs

Education Specialist programs

Applications 3
Acceptance rate 100.0%
Enrollment 1 part-time
Test requirements Either GRE or MAT scores are considered or required for some or all of the programs

Ph.D./Ed.D. programs

Applications 18
Acceptance rate 83.3%
Enrollment 64 part-time
Test requirements Either GRE or MAT scores are considered or required for some or all of the programs

Education School Academics

Degree and Program Offerings

Degree programs offered bachelor’s, post-baccalaureate certificate, master’s, education specialist, Ed.D.
(8)
Categories of study offered to master’s students teaching track, counseling/psychology track, administration track, research/policy track, other
Categories of study offered to education specialist students teaching track, administration track, other
Any programs in education offered off campus Yes
Any programs in education offered through distance education Yes

Program Specialization
85.2 percent of students reported specialty information. Totals may exceed 100% due to students with multiple specialities.

education administration and supervision 30%
student counseling and personnel services 4%
curriculum and instruction 18%
higher education administration 15%
technical teacher education (vocational) 27%
other 5%

Graduates (2010)

Certificate program graduates N/A
Master’s program graduates 188
Education specialist program graduates 2
Doctoral program graduates 7

Faculty Resources

Full-time faculty 19
Part-time faculty 16
Full-time faculty with doctoral degrees 100%
Full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty who received awards or were editors of educational journals during 2009 and 2010 0.0%

Research Expenditures (2009-2010)

Total amount of externally funded research conducted by the school (in millions) $2.3
Full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty engaged in externally funded research N/A

Education School Ranking

Education Ranking Scores

Score 33
Peer assessment score (out of 5) 2.5
Superintendent assessment score (out of 5) 3.6
Average GRE verbal score, entering doctoral students 510 – Medium
Average GRE quantitative score, entering doctoral students 586 – Medium
Doctoral programs acceptance rate 83.3% – High
Ratio of doctoral degrees granted to full-time faculty N/A
Student-faculty ratio 1.1:1
Average amount of externally funded research expenditure per faculty member (in thousands)
Total amount of externally funded research conducted by the school (in millions) $2.3

Education School Cost

Financial Aid Contact Information

Financial aid director Brandi Payne
Financial aid phone (406) 994-2845

Expenses

Tuition
Full-time: $6,168 per year (in-state)
Full-time: $18,291 per year (out-of-state)
Required fees N/A
Room and board $7,700
Books and supplies $1,130
Miscellaneous expenses $3,080

Financial Aid Availability

Fellowships N/A
Teaching assistants 10
Research assistants 2
Other appointments N/A
Students receiving grants and/or scholarships N/A