Tuition Trends for Colleges in Montana State Over Past 10 Years

There are 31 active colleges and universities in Montana - 19 public and 12 private schools. The 2023 average tuition & fees of the 4-year colleges in Montana is $6,243 for Montana residents and $20,197 for out-of-state students. In private colleges, the average tuition & fees is $24,112. For Montana community colleges, the average tuition & fees is $3,942 for state residents and $8,003 for out-of-state students.

In Montana, for public 4-years colleges, in-state tuition & fees increased by 25.98% from $5,431 (2014) to $6,842 (2023) and out-of-state tuition & fees grew by 23.24% over the past decade from $16,388 (2014) to $20,197 (2023). In private Montana colleges, the tuition & fees increased by 33.61%, from $18,047 (2014) to $24,112 (2023).

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Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Over the past 10 years, the COA has increased 22.71% when living on campus and 23.83% when living off campus at Colleges in Montana State. In private Colleges in Montana State, the COA has increase by 29.09% (on-campus) and 30.05% (off-camus). The COA includes tuition, fees, books & supplies, room & board, and other personal expenses.

For the academic year 2022-2023, the total cost of attendance is $34,118 when a student lives on campus and $34,946 when living off campus at Colleges in Montana State. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of COA for Colleges in Montana State over the past 10 years.

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes of Colleges in Montana State
Year	Living On Campus			Living Off Campus
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2013-14	$16,846	$27,803	$29,462	$17,265	$28,222	$29,881
2014-15	$16,847 0.01%	$28,130 1.18%	$30,201 2.51%	$17,302 0.21%	$28,585 1.29%	$30,656 2.59%
2015-16	$17,352 3.00%	$28,959 2.95%	$32,965 9.15%	$17,812 2.95%	$29,419 2.92%	$33,425 9.03%
2016-17	$17,557 1.18%	$29,678 2.48%	$32,249 -2.17%	$17,987 0.98%	$30,108 2.34%	$32,679 -2.23%
2017-18	$18,210 3.72%	$30,512 2.81%	$33,478 3.81%	$18,637 3.61%	$30,939 2.76%	$33,905 3.75%
2018-19	$19,732 8.36%	$32,316 5.91%	$38,909 16.22%	$20,392 9.42%	$32,976 6.58%	$39,569 16.71%
2019-20	$18,881 -4.31%	$31,745 -1.77%	$35,197 -9.54%	$19,643 -3.67%	$32,507 -1.42%	$35,959 -9.12%
2020-21	$18,673 -1.10%	$31,848 0.32%	$33,680 -4.31%	$19,783 0.71%	$32,958 1.39%	$34,790 -3.25%
2021-22	$19,032 1.92%	$32,516 2.10%	$35,848 6.44%	$20,651 4.39%	$34,135 3.57%	$37,467 7.69%
2022-23	$20,763 9.10%	$34,118 4.93%	$38,033 6.10%	$21,591 4.55%	$34,946 2.38%	$38,861 3.72%

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes of Colleges in Montana State

Tuition & Fees Changes

For the current year (2023), the average tuition & fees for Colleges in Montana State is $6,842 for Montana residents and $20,197 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average tuition & fees is $24,112.

For graduate programs, the 2023 average graduate tuition & fees is $8,714 for Montana residents and $24,025 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average graduate program tuition & fees is $27,800.

The tuition & fees has increased 23.24% for undergraduate programs and 17.34% for graduate programs at Colleges in Montana State. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of tuition & fees by tuition rates and degrees.

Tuition & Fees Changes for Colleges in Montana State
Year	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2013-14	$5,431	$16,388	$18,047	$6,432	$18,950	$21,855
2014-15	$5,456 0.46%	$16,739 2.14%	$18,810 4.23%	$6,168 -4.10%	$18,175 -4.09%	$22,217 1.66%
2015-16	$5,491 0.64%	$17,098 2.14%	$21,104 12.20%	$6,214 0.75%	$18,610 2.39%	$23,208 4.46%
2016-17	$5,567 1.38%	$17,688 3.45%	$20,259 -4.00%	$6,263 0.79%	$19,120 2.74%	$24,120 3.93%
2017-18	$5,874 5.51%	$18,176 2.76%	$21,142 4.36%	$6,472 3.34%	$19,218 0.51%	$26,430 9.58%
2018-19	$6,025 2.57%	$18,609 2.38%	$25,202 19.20%	$6,668 3.03%	$20,130 4.75%	$22,521 -14.79%
2019-20	$6,053 0.46%	$18,917 1.66%	$22,369 -11.24%	$6,703 0.52%	$20,480 1.74%	$21,003 -6.74%
2020-21	$6,075 0.36%	$19,250 1.76%	$21,082 -5.75%	$6,805 1.52%	$20,923 2.16%	$27,393 30.42%
2021-22	$6,102 0.44%	$19,586 1.75%	$22,918 8.71%	$6,870 0.96%	$21,477 2.65%	$22,806 -16.75%
2022-23	$6,842 12.13%	$20,197 3.12%	$24,112 5.21%	$7,074 2.97%	$22,236 3.53%	$25,279 10.84%

Tuition & Fees Changes of Colleges in Montana State

Books & Supplies Costs Changes

For the current year (2023), the average book & supplies costs is $1,200 for Colleges in Montana State. The following table shows the changes of book & supplies costs from year 2014 to 2023.

Books & Supplies Costs Changes for Colleges in Montana State
Year	Books & Supplies
2013-14	$1,020
2014-15	$1,045 2.45%
2015-16	$1,071 2.49%
2016-17	$1,113 3.92%
2017-18	$1,127 1.26%
2018-19	$1,277 13.31%
2019-20	$1,183 -7.36%
2020-21	$1,114 -5.83%
2021-22	$1,191 6.91%
2022-23	$1,200 0.76%

Books & Supplies Costs Changes of Colleges in Montana State

Living Costs Changes

For Colleges in Montana State, the living have increased 23.07% when a student lives on campus facilities and 19.33% when living off campus from year 2014 to 2023. The living costs includes costs for room & board, and other living expenses.

Living Costs Changes for Colleges in Montana State
Year	Living On Campus	Living Off Campus
2013-14	$10,395	$10,424
2014-15	$10,346 8.40%	$10,771 2.84%
2015-16	$10,790 4.60%	$11,211 4.70%
2016-17	$10,877 0.99%	$11,314 0.38%
2017-18	$11,209 4.21%	$11,658 4.02%
2018-19	$12,430 8.62%	$12,939 10.82%
2019-20	$11,645 -3.70%	$12,150 -2.43%
2020-21	$11,484 0.22%	$12,095 3.03%
2021-22	$11,739 0.43%	$12,208 7.76%
2022-23	$12,721 8.02%	$13,349 -2.90%

Living Costs Changes of Colleges in Montana State

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Tuition Trends for Colleges in Montana State Over Past 10 Years

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

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Living Costs Changes

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