Online Degrees and Programs at Montana State University

Montana State University offers 219 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 15 major programs - 4 Masters and 11 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $8,460 for Montana residents and $33,287 for out-of-state students.

Total 909 students out of total 17,135 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 232 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Montana State University 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. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Montana residents, the tuition & fees are $8,460 and $33,287 for non-Montana residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $7,661 and $26,370 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $262 for Montana residents and $1,283 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $315 for Montana residents and $1,340 for out-of-state students.

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Online Programs By Area of Study

Montana State University offers 219 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 15 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 4 Masters, 11 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, there are 17,135 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 3,449 students were attending classes through distance learning (909 students are enrolled exclusively and 2,540 are enrolled in some online courses).

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 909 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 483 Montana Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 408 students living in the U.S. States other than Montana, and 16 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

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