For Montana colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $5,262 for Montana residents and $15,421 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $6,611 for Montana residents and $21,316 for out-of-state students.
Carroll College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $40,352 and Fort Peck Community College has the lowest tuition & fees of $2,250 among Montana colleges. For graduate programs, Rocky Mountain College has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $35,635 and The University of Montana-Western has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $1,930 among Montana colleges.
You can narrow Montana colleges down into public schools and private schools to check tuition and other college costs in deep.
The average COA of Montana colleges in 2024 is $20,036 for state residents and $30,196 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $5,262 | $15,421 | $6,611 | $21,316 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,172 | $1,172 | ||
| Room & Board | $9,808 | $9,808 | ||
| Other Expenses | $3,794 | $3,794 | ||
| COA | $20,036 | $30,196 | $21,386 | $36,090 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Montana colleges is $5,262 for state residents and $15,421 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Montana colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $3,659 | $1,167 | $12,644 | $1,088 |
| 2020-2021 | $3,579 | $1,208 | $12,719 | $1,142 |
| 2021-2022 | $3,588 | $1,226 | $12,960 | $1,175 |
| 2022-2023 | $3,671 | $1,245 | $13,335 | $1,211 |
| 2023-2024 | $3,852 | $1,410 | $14,046 | $1,375 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Montana colleges in 2024 is $6,611 for state residents and $21,316 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Montana colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $5,170 | $1,533 | $18,849 | $1,785 |
| 2020-2021 | $5,242 | $1,563 | $21,497 | $1,811 |
| 2021-2022 | $5,489 | $1,407 | $20,387 | $1,693 |
| 2022-2023 | $5,352 | $1,440 | $19,933 | $1,803 |
| 2023-2024 | $5,206 | $1,406 | $19,577 | $1,739 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Montana colleges in 2024 is $317 for state residents and $566 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $496 for state residents and $912 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2019-2020 | $301 | $519 | $523 | $956 |
| 2020-2021 | $300 | $523 | $511 | $954 |
| 2021-2022 | $298 | $525 | $498 | $920 |
| 2022-2023 | $300 | $534 | $511 | $949 |
| 2023-2024 | $317 | $566 | $496 | $912 |
The average living costs of Montana colleges in 2024 is $13,602 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $13,492 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Montana colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $8,369 | $3,515 | $8,141 | $3,924 |
| 2020-2021 | $8,330 | $3,495 | $8,323 | $3,970 |
| 2021-2022 | $8,567 | $3,558 | $8,562 | $3,994 |
| 2022-2023 | $8,996 | $3,752 | $8,871 | $4,289 |
| 2023-2024 | $9,808 | $3,794 | $9,258 | $4,234 |