College Costs in Montana

How much does it cost to attend college in Montana?   The average annual in-state college tuition in Montana was $7,437 for the 2021-2022 academic year. This is $7,693 lower than the U.S. average and ranks Montana cheaper than average as the 49th most expensive and 4th most affordable state or district to attend college. This is a change of $235 from the 2019-2020 average of $7,202 and represents a 3.26% annual increase. The list of Montana colleges below provides school specific cost and value rating.

Our guide surveyed tuition data from the 22 colleges and universities in Montana, the most popular being Montana State University with 12,984 full time students and an in-state tuition list price of $5,654. Carroll College is the most expensive in Montana with an in-state tuition of $36,906.

Click on any school for current tuition, future cost estimates, school specific savings plans and estimated student loan payments. Montana colleges can also be filtered by public, private, community colleges and four year schools. Additionally, cost based sorting is available for the lowest and highest tuition options. Jump directly to our ranking of best values in Montana or cheap Montana colleges guide.

<Academic Rating is a CollegeCalc proprietary national percentile ranking of a college's overall difficulty and educational effectiveness. An average score is 50. Dollar value is a measure of a school's academic rating compared with the average net price paid. Colleges which are ranked "n/a" didn't report sufficient data to formulate a score. Learn more about our ratings.

All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2020-2021 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2021-2022 academic year.

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