Online Degrees and Programs at Montana State University-Northern

Montana State University-Northern offers 34 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 5 major programs - 1 Associate and 4 Bachelors.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $6,982 for Montana residents and $21,875 for out-of-state students.

Total 270 students out of total 966 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 69 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Montana State University-Northern 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-Northern. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Montana residents, the tuition & fees are $6,982 and $21,875 for non-Montana residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $8,324 and $23,715 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $209 for Montana residents and $824 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $267 for Montana residents and $901 for out-of-state students.

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Online Programs By Area of Study

Montana State University-Northern offers 34 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters programs. Of that, 5 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Associates, 4 Bachelors.

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-Northern, there are 966 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 662 students were attending classes through distance learning (270 students are enrolled exclusively and 392 are enrolled in some online courses).

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 270 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 216 Montana Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 50 students living in the U.S. States other than Montana, and 4 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

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