For Montana colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $5,615 for Montana residents and $16,286 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $7,032 for Montana residents and $23,049 for out-of-state students.
Carroll College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $41,484 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 $38,974 and The University of Montana-Western has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $2,125 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 2025 is $21,440 for state residents and $32,111 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 | $5,615 | $16,286 | $7,032 | $23,049 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,328 | $1,328 | ||
| Room & Board | $10,120 | $10,120 | ||
| Other Expenses | $4,376 | $4,376 | ||
| COA | $21,440 | $32,111 | $22,857 | $38,874 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Montana colleges is $5,615 for state residents and $16,286 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 | |
| 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 |
| 2024-2025 | $4,144 | $1,471 | $14,968 | $1,318 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Montana colleges in 2025 is $7,032 for state residents and $23,049 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 | |
| 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 |
| 2024-2025 | $5,446 | $1,586 | $21,000 | $2,049 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Montana colleges in 2025 is $330 for state residents and $610 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $524 for state residents and $972 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 | |
| 2020-2021 | $300 | $523 | $511 | $954 |
| 2021-2022 | $298 | $525 | $498 | $920 |
| 2022-2023 | $300 | $534 | $511 | $949 |
| 2023-2024 | $317 | $566 | $496 | $912 |
| 2024-2025 | $330 | $610 | $524 | $972 |
The average living costs of Montana colleges in 2025 is $14,496 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,058 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 | |
| 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 |
| 2024-2025 | $10,120 | $4,376 | $10,239 | $4,819 |