Online Higher Education in Montana
The average tuition and fees charged by colleges and universities in the state are $5,377 for in-state students and $11,504 for out-of-state students. As for graduate programs, tuition and fees are $22,570 at the lowest and $31,335 at the highest.
Students living in Montana qualify for in-state tuition, but students may also pay a lesser amount if they qualify for participation in the Western Undergraduate Exchange program. This is a regional program meant to help students save money when they attend college within any other state participating in the program. The program includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawai’i, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, some US Pacific Territories and Freely Associated States, South Dakota, Utah, and Washington.
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The average cost of attendance at a Montana college is about $20,776 for in-state students and $26,902 for out-of-state students. The cost of attendance includes tuition, books, supplies, room and board, and other expenses of living. Graduate students’ costs are around $22,250 in-state and $36,900 if attending from out-of-state.
As for the total Montana student population, there are 450,687 students all together. Undergraduate students number 39,815 and graduate students 5,872.
Schools in the state enrolled 6,411 students who are in online classes only in a recent year. For students taking a mix of online and on-campus classes, their numbers were 23,259. This was out of 45,687 students total. Colleges reported 26,849 students in online classes, with 2,821 students taking at least one graduate course online.
Looking at attendance status, colleges in Montana reported a total of 31,630 full-time students. They also reported that 14,057 students were attending on a part-time basis.
