Montana Healthcare Overview

Montana is a beautiful state that is filled with wide-open spaces, wildlife, and a friendly diverse population that is growing in leaps and bounds. Trained healthcare workers are desperately needed in all areas of this state.

Montana almost won the first place position for the state with the largest amount of healthcare shortages in America. This beautiful place to live needs medical, dental, mental health, health education, senior services, technology IT staff, and all other areas healthcare industry workers to fill open positions in all areas of the state. Trained healthcare workers can have their choice of jobs, nice benefit packages, and pleasant working environments when they enter into the healthcare industry in Montana.

With Montana experiencing a population growth period, during the same time as the baby-boom generation is starting into their retirement years where they will need expanded healthcare services, the future for those choosing to enter into Montana health related careers appears to be very solid. As the Montana healthcare needs continue to grow, this should continue to provide many jobs that have the potential for rapid career advancements for many years to come.

Online Colleges Offering Healthcare Degrees

Accreditation  

University of Phoenix is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association. .

Accreditation  

Regis University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Accreditation  

The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Accreditation  

George Washington University is regionally accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

Accreditation  

New England College Online is well known for excellence and is considered to be among the best accredited online colleges and universities. The institution has been awarded with regional accreditation by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges Inc. (NEASC).

Campus Colleges Offering Healthcare Degrees

Accreditation  

University of Phoenix is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association. .

Accreditation  

Keiser University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097) to award certificates and degrees at the associate, bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels.

Accreditation  

Southern Careers Institute takes formal recognition seriously, and is accredited by the Commission of the Council on Occupational Education. Southern Careers Institute is also recognized and approved by the Texas Workforce Commission, the Veterans Administration, as well as other federal and state agencies.

Accreditation  

Miller-Motte Technical College is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) to award diplomas. The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools is listed as a nationally recognized accrediting agency by the United States Department of Education.

Accreditation  

National Career Education is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT) as a branch location of Institute for Business and Technology, Santa Clara, California.

Accreditation and licensing materials are on display in the school’s lobby.

  • National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT)
  • National Registry for medical programs (CCMA, RMA)
  • California State Department of Health Services, Laboratory Field Services for phlebotomy license.

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Healthcare Salaries
Medical Assistant
$25,577 - $32,483
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
$22,460 - $41,000
Athletic Trainers
$31,989 - $46,523
Audiologist
$47,500 - $62,307
Dental Assistant
$31,989 - $46,523
Dental Hygienist
$51,140 - $66,800
Pharmacy Technician
$20,500 - $30,700
Phlebotomist
$20,940 - $30,020
Physical Therapist
$54,883 - $71,352
Veterinarian Technologist
$20,560 - $31,520
Chiropractor
$45,000-$100,000
Family and General Practitioner
$120,000-$75,000
Internist
$120,000-$160,000
Occupational Health and Safety Specialist
$60,000-$100,000
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
$200,000
Prosthodontist
$140,000
Speech-Language Pathologist
$51,367-$76,180
Optometrist
$81,110
Orthodontist
$142,000
Orthotist and Prosthetist
$50,000
Pathologist
$55,000 - $1,40,000
Pediatrician
$95,416 - $1,24,571
Pharmacist
$69,922 - $99,839
Podiatrist
$70,638 - $1,30,703
Psychiatrist
$1,30,000 - $1,60,000
Radiation Therapist
$70,000
 * Based on 5 years experience