The Cheapest Colleges in Montana by Average Net Price for 2023
The lowest net price colleges in Montana are ranked by the average net price paid. Net price is the average cost paid as determined by tuition minus scholarship and grant financial aid and grant financial aid and may be a more accurate estimation of real life costs than published tuition. Discount from list price represents the effective percent discount from published costs that students averaged. Please note that net price varies on a student by student basis based on finanical situation and no financial aid is guaranteed. Salish Kootenai College leads the list with a $5,893 average annual net price paid in 2014-2015.
Net price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2019/2020 academic year.
| College | Net Price | Discount |
|---|---|---|
#1 Salish Kootenai CollegePablo, Private Not For Profit |
$5,893 | 61% |
#2 The University of Montana WesternDillon, Public Not For Profit |
$11,679 | 22% |
#3 Montana State University NorthernHavre, Public Not For Profit |
$11,851 | 14% |
#4 Montana State University BillingsBillings, Public Not For Profit |
$12,025 | 23% |
#5 Montana Tech of the University of MontanaButte, Public Not For Profit |
$14,618 | 25% |
#6 The University of MontanaMissoula, Public Not For Profit |
$15,220 | 22% |
#7 Montana State UniversityBozeman, Public Not For Profit |
$17,656 | 9% |
#8 Rocky Mountain CollegeBillings, Private Not For Profit |
$20,615 | 50% |
#9 Carroll CollegeHelena, Private Not For Profit |
$24,037 | 51% |
#10 University of Great FallsGreat Falls, Private Not For Profit |
$25,023 | 33% |