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Best Electrical Engineering Schools Near Billings, MT (2026)
Updated September 5, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Billings, Montana is home to about 118,321 residents. Median household income is $71,855 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 37.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Billings, MT metro area, the top-earning electrical engineering-related role is Architectural and Engineering Managers at a median $163,110 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Electrical Engineering Schools to Billings
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer electrical engineering programs near Billings, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Billings city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
How We Rank Schools
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most
recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS).
To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the
U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked
against schools at the same credential level:
BOCSCORE
Graduation rate 30%
Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
Average net price (lower is better) 20%
Retention rate 15%
Fully online availability 10%
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score.
On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Billings.
Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
BOC
Ranked by BOC Score — U.S. Dept. of Education outcome data. Advertising never affects rankings.
Billings is part of the Billings, MT metro area (BLS area code 13740). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Montana statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Electrical Engineers
$103,230
Billings, MT
$110,406
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
$117,160
Billings, MT
$125,305
Computer Hardware Engineers
N/A
MT statewide
–
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
$94,150
Billings, MT
$100,695
Electrical and Electronics Drafters
N/A
MT statewide
–
Architectural and Engineering Managers
$163,110
Billings, MT
$174,449
Mechanical Engineers
$107,930
Billings, MT
$115,433
Engineers, All Other
$97,470
MT statewide
$104,246
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
Billings at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
118,321
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$71,855
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
37.0%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
93.5 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the highest-paying electrical engineering roles near Billings?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying electrical engineering-related roles near Billings are: Architectural and Engineering Managers ($163,110), Electronics Engineers, Except Computer ($117,160), Mechanical Engineers ($107,930). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Montana statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Is Billings an affordable place to study electrical engineering?
Billings’s median household income of $71,855 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Billings while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Montana public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
How do I verify a program is accredited?
Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.
Data verified: September 5, 2026.
Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
