The 2025 tuition & fees is $8,460 for Montana residents and $33,287 for out-of-state students.
Total 909 students out of total 17,135 students have enrolled online exclusively.
Montana State University is accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.
| School Name | Montana State University |
|---|---|
| Type | Four-year, Public |
| Address | Montana State University, Bozeman, MT |
| Online Students | 909 Enrolled Online Exclusively 2,540 Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
| Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | In-State$8,460 Out-of-State$33,287 |
| Graduate Tuition & Fees | In-State$7,661 Out-of-State$26,370 |
| Student to Faculty | 18:1 (5.56%) |
| Online Degree Programs | |
| Total | 15 Programs |
| Masters | 4 Programs |
| Post-Graduate | 11 Programs |
The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Montana State University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Montana residents, the tuition & fees are $8,460 and $33,287 for non-Montana residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $7,661 and $26,370 for out-of-state students.
The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $262 for Montana residents and $1,283 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $315 for Montana residents and $1,340 for out-of-state students.
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate (In-State) | $7,371 | $7,528 | $7,727 | $8,083 | $8,460 |
| Undergraduate (Out-of-State) | $27,104 | $28,264 | $29,604 | $31,337 | $33,287 |
| Graduate (In-State) | $6,650 | $6,805 | $6,983 | $7,313 | $7,661 |
| Graduate (Out-of-State) | $21,446 | $22,391 | $23,444 | $24,863 | $26,370 |
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate (In-State) | $358 | $236 | $243 | $252 | $262 |
| Undergraduate (Out-of-State) | $1,180 | $1,087 | $1,141 | $1,210 | $1,283 |
| Graduate (In-State) | $283 | $283 | $291 | $303 | $315 |
| Graduate (Out-of-State) | $1,092 | $1,136 | $1,193 | $1,264 | $1,340 |
Montana State University offers 219 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 15 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 4 Masters, 11 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.
The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.
| Certificate | Associates | Bachelors | Masters | Doctorate | Post-Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online Programs | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 4 | NOT OFFERED | 11 |
| Overall Programs | 17 | 9 | 69 | 61 | 34 | 29 |
At Montana State University, there are 17,135 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 3,449 students were attending classes through distance learning (909 students are enrolled exclusively and 2,540 are enrolled in some online courses).
| Total Enrollment | 17,135 | |
|---|---|---|
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 909 | |
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 2,540 | |
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 13,686 |
By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 909 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 483 Montana Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 408 students living in the U.S. States other than Montana, and 16 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 909 | |
|---|---|---|
| Montana Resident | 483 | |
| Other State In U.S. | 408 | |
| Outside of U.S. | 16 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 909 | |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate | 512 | |
| Graduate | 397 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses | 512 | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree/Certificate Seeking | 482 | |
| Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking | 30 |