Montana State University-Northern

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a self-contained town.

Overview

Montana State University – Northern or MSU - Northern, a public institution located in Havre, Montana, was established in 1929. A part of the Montana State University system, it was initially known as Northern Montana College. In 1994, the college received its current name and the Montana University System decided to merge the smaller campuses with the two main universities – University of Montana, Missoula and the Montana State University, Bozeman.

MSU – Northern offers a variety of academic programs, including agricultural science and management, engineering technique, mechanics and repair. The institution offers graduate as well as Extended University programs, which are non-traditional academic programs such as Motorcycle Safety, Summer Session and others.

The institution fields both men’s and women’s athletics teams who participate in basketball, rodeo, volleyball and golf. The teams belong to the Frontier Conference and the institution offers athletics financial aid to students who require it.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in mechanics and repair, education and teaching, construction trades, and nursing and emergency medicine.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Large number of students.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
• Numerous part-time students.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities II.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,217 in 2009-2010 (1,064 full-time equivalent).

About 66% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 34% of the class.

Undergrads are 91% of enrolled students and graduate students are 9%.

Students under 25 years old represent 62% of the student body. About 11% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 91% are full-time and 9% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Montana State Northern provides on-campus housing for 355 of its 1,064 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Frontier Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 127 male students received the aid (men were 79% of those receiving aid) and 33 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 21% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Montana State Northern offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Postbaccalaureate (Education).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (7 awarded)

• Agricultural Mechanization
• Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (23 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (8 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Science/Studies

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (7 awarded)

• Plumbing Technology/Plumber

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (87 awarded)

• Business Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Science Teacher Education
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas
• Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education
• Trade and Industrial Teacher Education

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (16 awarded)

• Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician
• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
• Engineering Technologies/Technicians
• Industrial Technology/Technician
• Metallurgical Technology/Technician
• Water Quality & Wastewater Treatment Mgmt & Recycling Tech

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (3 awarded)

• Community Organization and Advocacy

LIBERAL ARTS (3 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (48 awarded)

• Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician
• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
• Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician

MEDIA (0 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (62 awarded)

• Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (5 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education/Fitness

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (5 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art

PRODUCTION TRADES (2 awarded)

• Welding Technology/Welder

SCIENCE (8 awarded)

• Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (0 awarded)

• Educational Psychology

TRANSPORTATION (0 awarded)

• Ground Transportation