Graduate School Tuition at Montana State University

Montana State University is a four-years, public school located in Bozeman, MT. It offers 112 graduate programs - 57 Master's, 32 Doctorate, and 23 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $7,313 for Montana residents and $24,863 for others. A total of 2,056 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 16,681 students at MSU.
MSU offers online graduate programs and 473 out of 2,056 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
The Master's Accounting program has the highest salary ($53,400) after graduation and the Master's Educational Leadership and Administration program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $51,500 average salary.
You can find MSU's health profession programs at health professions information page.
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Graduate Program Overview

Montana State University is a four-years, public school located in Bozeman, Montana. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $7,313 for Montana residents and $24,863 for out-of-state students. It offers 112 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameMontana State University
Typefour-years, public
AddressMontana State University, Bozeman, MT
Graduate School Students2,140 students
473 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$7,313
Out-of-State$24,863
Student to Faculty18:1 (5.56%)
Number of Offered Graduate ProgramsTotal 112 Graduate Programs
57 Master's, 32 Doctorate, 23 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Montana State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs.
For Montana residents, the tuition & fees are $7,313 and $24,863 for non-Montana residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $305 for Montana residents and $1,265 for out-of-state students.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$5,451$22,757
Fees$1,862$2,106
Cost per Credit$305$1,265
Books & Supplies$1,450
Room & Board$13,446 (On-Campus) / $13,446 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$3,692 (On-Campus) / $3,692 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$25,901$43,451
Off-Campus Total$25,901$43,451
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$6,606$6,650$6,805$6,983$7,313
Out-of-State$20,502$21,446$22,391$23,444$24,863

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Montana State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 112 major areas - 57 Master's , 32 Doctorate , 23 Post-Bachelor'.
510 students have been conferred Master's degree and 131 students have received Doctorate degree last year. The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctoratePost-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total51013183-
Men2075714-
Women3037469-
Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
what is Agriculture program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Agricultural and Horticultural Plant BreedingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Architecture program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Architecture and Related Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
American Indian/Native American Studies NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Artificial IntelligenceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
EducationNOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $39,300 - -
Educational Leadership and Administration 4 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $51,500 - -
Elementary Education and Teaching NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
School Librarian/School Library Media SpecialistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 27 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Engineering program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences 4 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Mathematics and Statistics program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
StatisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Mathematics and Statistics (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Physical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry 2 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Geology/Earth Science 3 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Physics 6 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Social Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Substance Abuse/Addiction CounselingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $38,000 - -
Mental Health Counseling/CounselorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Dietetics/DietitianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Agriculture program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Plant Sciences5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Range Science and Management7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Natural Resources/Conservation1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Land Use Planning and Management/Development28 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Architecture program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology39 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
American Indian/Native American Studies9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Science15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Curriculum and Instruction26 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Educational Leadership and Administration9 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $51,500 - -
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Elementary Education and Teaching9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Agricultural Teacher Education2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Music Teacher Education NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education44 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Engineering program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Chemical Engineering2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Civil Engineering12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Electrical and Electronics Engineering2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Mechanical Engineering12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Industrial Engineering10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Work and Family Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is English Language and Literature program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences3 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Biochemistry4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Molecular Biology NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Entomology4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Neuroscience NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Mathematics and Statistics program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics30 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Mathematics and Statistics3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Kinesiology and Exercise Science8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Physical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry3 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Geology/Earth Science7 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Physics10 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Optics/Optical Sciences4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Materials Science NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Psychology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Counseling Psychology17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Critical Infrastructure Protection NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Human Services program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Social Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Visual and Performing Arts program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Cinematography and Film/Video Production5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Art/Art Studies4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Clinical Nurse Leader NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Accounting22 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $53,400 - -
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies26 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Financial Planning and Services11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is History program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Agriculture program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Plant Sciences NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Range Science and Management NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Science NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $39,300 - -
Curriculum and Instruction NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Educational Leadership and Administration NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $51,500 - -
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Engineering program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Chemical Engineering NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Electrical and Electronics Engineering NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Mechanical Engineering NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Industrial Engineering NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Biochemistry NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Molecular Biology NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Neuroscience NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Mathematics and Statistics program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Kinesiology and Exercise Science NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Physical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Geology/Earth Science NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Physics NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Materials Science NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Psychology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Community Health and Preventive MedicineNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is History program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Nursing ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -

Graduate Student Population

Total 16,788 students enrolled in Montana State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 2,140 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.
By gender, it has 898 male and 1,242 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 667 full-time and 1,473 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 473 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 243 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total2,140667 1,473
Men Students898265 633
Women Students1,242402 840
By race/ethnicity 1,659 White, 6 Black, and 27 Asian students are attending at Montana State University. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
TotalMenWomen
Total2,140 8981,242
American Indian or Native American48 1137
Asian6 216
Black6 24
Hispanic92 4745
White1,659 679980
Tow or More Races90 3258
Race Unknown24 1410
13 students are younger than 22 and 350 students are older than 65. The school has 1,150 students aged between 22 and 30 and 543 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total2,140
21 & Under13
22-24499
25-29651
30-34364
35-39179
40 & Over350
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.
At MSU, 473 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 243 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment2,056
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses473
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses243
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,340
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses473
Montana Resident225
Other State In U.S.228
Outside of U.S.20
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