For Montana Private colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $23,966.

Carroll College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $40,352 and Blackfeet Community College has the lowest tuition & fees of $3,610 among Montana Private colleges. For graduate programs, Rocky Mountain College has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $35,635 and Carroll College has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $14,818 among Montana Private colleges.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Montana Private colleges in 2024 is $38,341 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2024 Average Costs of Attendance for Montana Private colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
Tuition & Fees$23,966$25,705
Books & Supplies$1,040$1,040
Room & Board$10,050$10,050
Other Expenses$3,285$3,285
COA$38,341$40,080

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Montana Private colleges is $23,966. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Montana Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Montana Private colleges (2020-2024)
TuitionFees
2019-2020$20,034$620
2020-2021$20,735$649
2021-2022$21,155$673
2022-2023$21,749$768
2023-2024$23,066$900
*The amount of tuition for 2023-2024 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of Montana Private colleges in 2024 is $25,705.

The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Montana Private colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Montana Private colleges (2020-2024)
TuitionFees
2019-2020$18,876$2,127
2020-2021$25,254$2,139
2021-2022$24,340$2,167
2022-2023$22,758$2,521
2023-2024$23,279$2,426

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Montana Private colleges in 2024 is $880.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $1,027.

The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Montana Private colleges (2020-2024)
UndergraduateGraduate
2019-2020$775$869
2020-2021$797$905
2021-2022$815$966
2022-2023$832$991
2023-2024$880$1,027

Montana Private colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Montana Private colleges in 2024 is $13,335 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $13,698 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 Private colleges.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for Montana Private colleges (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2019-2020 $8,525$3,552 $8,304$3,892
2020-2021 $8,289$2,950 $8,418$3,934
2021-2022 $8,454$2,960 $8,721$3,823
2022-2023 $8,909$3,018 $9,202$4,008
2023-2024 $10,050$3,285 $9,497$4,201