For Montana Private colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $25,153.
Carroll College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $41,484 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 $38,974 and Carroll College has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $17,912 among Montana Private colleges.
The average COA of Montana Private colleges in 2025 is $41,057 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $25,153 | $28,164 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,060 | $1,060 |
| Room & Board | $10,584 | $10,584 |
| Other Expenses | $4,261 | $4,261 |
| COA | $41,057 | $44,068 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Montana Private colleges is $25,153. 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.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $20,735 | $649 |
| 2021-2022 | $21,155 | $673 |
| 2022-2023 | $21,749 | $768 |
| 2023-2024 | $23,066 | $900 |
| 2024-2025 | $24,177 | $976 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Montana Private colleges in 2025 is $28,164.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Montana Private colleges over last 5 years.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $25,254 | $2,139 |
| 2021-2022 | $24,340 | $2,167 |
| 2022-2023 | $22,758 | $2,521 |
| 2023-2024 | $23,279 | $2,426 |
| 2024-2025 | $25,087 | $3,077 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Montana Private colleges in 2025 is $925.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $1,127.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $797 | $905 |
| 2021-2022 | $815 | $966 |
| 2022-2023 | $832 | $991 |
| 2023-2024 | $880 | $1,027 |
| 2024-2025 | $925 | $1,127 |
The average living costs of Montana Private colleges in 2025 is $14,844 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,598 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.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 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 |
| 2024-2025 | $10,584 | $4,261 | $10,712 | $4,887 |