Best Manager, All Other programs in Montana, ranked by enrollment
All managers not listed.
19 schools in Montana run programs that feed this job, graduating 2,041 people a year. The job pays a median of $110,470 in Montana across about 1,600 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Montana that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
34 programs in Montana that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Montana (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Montana page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 52.0101In Montana → | 580 | 28.4% | 5 | $44,700 | $24,000 |
| 2 | CIP 42.0101In Montana → | 384 | 18.8% | 10 | $31,426 | $25,250 |
| 3 | CIP 52.0201In Montana → | 366 | 17.9% | 14 | $43,506 | $25,000 |
| 4 | CIP 45.1101In Montana → | 107 | 5.2% | 5 | $34,099 | $25,000 |
| 5 | CIP 45.1001In Montana → | 95 | 4.7% | 5 | $35,631 | $23,538 |
| 6 | CIP 54.0101In Montana → | 76 | 3.7% | 6 | $31,217 | $24,000 |
| 7 | CIP 45.0201In Montana → | 69 | 3.4% | 3 | $27,806 | $23,000 |
| 8 | CIP 44.0401In Montana → | 55 | 2.7% | 3 | $45,374 | $26,000 |
| 9 | CIP 45.0601In Montana → | 39 | 1.9% | 2 | $51,725 | $22,907 |
| 10 | CIP 45.0205In Montana → | 37 | 1.8% | 1 | $27,806 | $23,000 |
| 11 | CIP 52.0213In Montana → | 35 | 1.7% | 1 | $43,506 | $25,000 |
| 12 | CIP 52.0701In Montana → | 29 | 1.4% | 4 | $43,803 | $23,374 |
| 13 | CIP 42.2802In Montana → | 27 | 1.3% | 1 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 14 | CIP 42.2803In Montana → | 21 | 1.0% | 2 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 15 | CIP 45.0702In Montana → | 20 | 1.0% | 2 | $38,944 | $22,762 |
| 16 | CIP 45.0401In Montana → | 18 | 0.9% | 1 | $37,366 | $25,000 |
| 17 | CIP 52.0703In Montana → | 15 | 0.7% | 3 | $43,803 | $23,374 |
| 18 | CIP 45.0603In Montana → | 10 | 0.5% | 1 | $51,725 | $22,907 |
| 19 | CIP 54.0105In Montana → | 10 | 0.5% | 1 | $31,217 | $24,000 |
| 20 | CIP 42.2805In Montana → | 9 | 0.4% | 1 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 21 | CIP 43.0404In Montana → | 7 | 0.3% | 1 | $40,889 | $25,000 |
| 22 | CIP 45.0701In Montana → | 7 | 0.3% | 2 | $38,944 | $22,762 |
| 23 | CIP 25.0103In Montana → | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | $29,163 | $30,154 |
| 24 | CIP 42.2704In Montana → | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | $34,454 | $21,878 |
| 25 | CIP 45.0101In Montana → | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | $35,590 | $24,095 |
| 26 | CIP 45.0901In Montana → | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | $37,878 | $21,750 |
| 27 | CIP 54.0104In Montana → | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | $31,217 | $24,000 |
| 28 | CIP 30.1202In Montana → | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | $35,326 | $22,812 |
| 29 | CIP 52.0211In Montana → | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | $43,506 | $25,000 |
| 30 | CIP 54.0199In Montana → | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | $31,217 | $24,000 |
| 31 | CIP 43.0100In Montana → | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | $37,408 | $24,069 |
| 32 | CIP 45.0102In Montana → | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | $35,590 | $24,095 |
| 33 | CIP 45.0604In Montana → | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | $51,725 | $22,907 |
| 34 | CIP 52.0206In Montana → | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | $43,506 | $25,000 |
Top 19 schools in Montana
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 8 of the 19 schools in this state.
All 19 schools in Montana
Every school in Montana with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana State University | Bozeman | Public | 855 | 13 |
| The University of Montana | Missoula | Public | 632 | 21 |
| Montana State University Billings | Billings | Public | 173 | 6 |
| Rocky Mountain College | Billings | Private not-for-profit | 61 | 7 |
| Carroll College | Helena | Private not-for-profit | 57 | 6 |
| The University of Montana - Western | Dillon | Public | 48 | 4 |
| University of Providence | Great Falls | Private not-for-profit | 46 | 3 |
| Salish Kootenai College | Pablo | Public | 36 | 4 |
| Montana State University - Northern | Havre | Public | 31 | 1 |
| Miles Community College | Miles City | Public | 20 | 3 |
| Helena College University of Montana | Helena | Public | 16 | 1 |
| Blackfeet Community College | Browning | Private not-for-profit | 14 | 5 |
| Flathead Valley Community College | Kalispell | Public | 13 | 3 |
| Montana Technological University | Butte | Public | 12 | 1 |
| Fort Peck Community College | Poplar | Public | 9 | 4 |
What managers, all other earn in Montana
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $141,900. Montana pays below the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Montana
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Managers, All Other page.
How to become a Manager, All Other
Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
- Work experience needed
- Less than 5 years
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Montana
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 25 majors mapped to Managers, All Other23 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 03.0204Environmental/Natural Resource Economics
- 09.0702Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
- 11.1005Information Technology Project Management
- 25.0101Library and Information Science
- 25.0103Archives/Archival Administration
- 30.0601Systems Science and Theory
- 30.1202Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis
- 30.3901Economics and Computer Science
- 30.4001Economics and Foreign Language/Literature
- 30.4201Geoarcheaology
- 30.4501History and Language/Literature(no graduates reported)
- 30.4601History and Political Science
- 30.4701Linguistics and Anthropology
- 30.5101Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
- 30.5201Digital Humanities and Textual Studies, General
- 30.5202Digital Humanities
- 30.5203Textual Studies(no graduates reported)
- 39.0801Religious Institution Administration and Management
- 42.0101Psychology, General
- 42.2701Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
- 42.2702Comparative Psychology
- 42.2703Developmental and Child Psychology
- 42.2704Experimental Psychology
- 42.2705Personality Psychology
- 42.2706Behavioral Neuroscience
Common questions
Answers for people weighing managers, all other programs in Montana.
What degree do you need to become a Manager, All Other?+
Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Business/Commerce, General, which awarded 580 degrees in Montana in 2024-25, 28.4% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Manager, All Other?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 34 programs to this occupation. The largest are Business/Commerce, Business Administration, Psychology, Sociology, plus 16 more. Together they graduate about 2,041 people a year in Montana.
How much do managers, all other earn in Montana?+
The median is $110,470 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 22.1% below the U.S. median of $141,900. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for managers, all other growing?+
BLS projects a +4.5% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 106,700 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Montana?+
19 institutions in Montana reported graduates from at least one of the 34 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do managers, all other work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Site Manager, Wind Site Manager, Compliance Manager, Wind Plant Manager, Compliance Director, Development Manager among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 11-9199.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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