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Montana State University Billings vs Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Billings, MT · Cambridge, MA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair MT:MA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE MT × MA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Montana State University Billings: average net price rose +14.6% from $13,126 (2013) to $15,044 (2023), r² 0.81.
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: net price ranged $5,084–$23,547 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -9.2% is not a trend (r² 0.29).
  • Montana State University Billings: enrollment shrank -36.0% over 2013–2023; fitted -155 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: enrollment ranged 4,360–4,638 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Montana State University Billings vs Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Montana State University Billings leads on in-state tuition ($7,280 vs $62,396 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($131,633 vs $39,531 at Montana State University Billings)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on 150%-time completion (96.2% vs 29.1% at Montana State University Billings)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Montana State University Billings and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?▼
Montana State University Billings leads on in-state tuition at $7,280 versus $62,396 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Montana State University Billings and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?▼
Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $131,633 versus $39,531 at Montana State University Billings. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Montana State University Billings and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?▼
Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on 150%-time completion at 96.2% versus 29.1% at Montana State University Billings. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025