Online Degrees and Programs at The University of Montana

The University of Montana offers 349 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 25 major programs - 9 Certificate, 1 Associate, 4 Bachelors, 6 Masters, and 5 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $8,552 for Montana residents and $33,671 for out-of-state students.

Total 2,398 students out of total 10,811 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 724 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

The University of Montana 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 The University of Montana. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Montana residents, the tuition & fees are $8,552 and $33,671 for non-Montana residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $10,039 and $37,595 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $249 for Montana residents and $1,272 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $310 for Montana residents and $1,435 for out-of-state students.

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Online Programs By Area of Study

The University of Montana offers 349 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 25 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 9 Certificates, 1 Associates, 4 Bachelors, 6 Masters, 5 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 The University of Montana, there are 10,811 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 5,572 students were attending classes through distance learning (2,398 students are enrolled exclusively and 3,174 are enrolled in some online courses).

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 2,398 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,317 Montana Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 764 students living in the U.S. States other than Montana, and 310 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

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