The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends last 5 years at Montana State University .
Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Montana residents, the tuition & fees are $8,083 and $31,337 for non-Montana residents.
The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $254 for Montana residents and $1,208 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $305 for Montana residents and $1,265 for out-of-state students.
2024 Tuition & Fees
Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
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| Undergraduate (In-State) | $7,325 | $7,371 | $7,528 | $7,727 | $8,083 |
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| Undergraduate (Out-of-State) | $25,855 | $27,104 | $28,264 | $29,604 | $31,337 |
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| Graduate (In-State) | $6,606 | $6,650 | $6,805 | $6,983 | $7,313 |
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| Graduate (Out-of-State) | $20,502 | $21,446 | $22,391 | $23,444 | $24,863 |
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Cost per Credit Hour
Tuition per Credit Hour (2019-2024)
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
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| Undergraduate (In-State) | $353 | $358 | $236 | $243 | $254 |
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| Undergraduate (Out-of-State) | $1,125 | $1,180 | $1,087 | $1,141 | $1,208 |
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| Graduate (In-State) | $400 | $283 | $283 | $291 | $305 |
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| Graduate (Out-of-State) | $1,172 | $1,092 | $1,136 | $1,193 | $1,265 |
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