Online Degrees and Programs at Montana State University Billings

Montana State University Billings offers 88 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 27 major programs - 4 Certificate, 6 Associate, 8 Bachelors, 7 Masters, and 2 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $7,280 for Montana residents and $22,897 for out-of-state students.

Total 958 students out of total 4,129 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 365 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Montana State University Billings is accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Montana State University Billings. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Montana residents, the tuition & fees are $7,280 and $22,897 for non-Montana residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $8,899 and $25,409 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $208 for Montana residents and $853 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $278 for Montana residents and $960 for out-of-state students.

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Online Programs By Area of Study

Montana State University Billings offers 88 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 27 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 4 Certificates, 6 Associates, 8 Bachelors, 7 Masters, 2 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Montana State University Billings, there are 4,129 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 2,453 students were attending classes through distance learning (958 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,495 are enrolled in some online courses).

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 958 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 905 Montana Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 53 students living in the U.S. States other than Montana, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

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