Montana Private colleges 2025 Average Tuition

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.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

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.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for Montana Private colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
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

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

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.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Montana Private colleges (2021-2025)
TuitionFees
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 amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

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.

Table. 2025 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Montana Private colleges (2021-2025)
TuitionFees
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

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

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.

Table. 2025 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Montana Private colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
2020-2021$797$905
2021-2022$815$966
2022-2023$832$991
2023-2024$880$1,027
2024-2025$925$1,127

Montana Private colleges Living Costs

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.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for Montana Private colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther 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