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After Chief Dull Knife College: graduation, pay and debt

Lame Deer, Montana · Public · 242 undergrads

The typical student earns $20,073 ten years after starting.

The short answers

$20.1k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
All the federal numbers

Finishing

Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
21%

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$18,636
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$20,094
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$20,073
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
28%

Pay is for students who got federal aid and are working, counted from the year they started college, whether or not they finished.

Where these numbers come from

Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers