Montana State University Billings Graduate Schools

Montana State University Billings (referred to as MSU Billings) is a Public, 4 years school located in Billings, MT. It is classified as a Master's College and University (medium programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Montana State University Billings is $7,750 for Montana residents and $22,234 for out-of-state students. The school has 392 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 4,057 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

The school is accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (9/1/1932 - Current).

MSU Billings Directory Information
School Name	Montana State University Billings (MSU Billings)
Address	1500 University Drive, Billings, MT 59101-0298
Phone	406-657-2011
Web	https://www.msubillings.edu
Online Application	https://www.msubillings.edu/future/apply/index.htm
Financial Info	https://www.msubillings.edu/finaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Montana State University Billings is $7,750 for Montana residents and $22,234 for out-of-state students. The school has 392 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 4,057 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 91 graduate programs through Master's. Among them, 19 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$22,234 $7,750 for Montana Residents
Student Population	392
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's
Number of Programs	91 graduate programs (19 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Montana State University Billings is $7,750 for Montana residents and $22,234 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $256 for Montana residents and $853 for out-of-state students.

Montana State University Billings offers the alternative tuition plans.

Montana State University Billings offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, remedial services, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	19 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Montana State University Billings is $7,750 for Montana residents and $22,234 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 4.80% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Montana Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$5,598	$1,443	$18,611	$1,568
2019-2020	$5,598	$1,448	$18,611	$1,579
2020-2021	$5,598	$1,495	$18,611	$1,632
2021-2022	$5,878	$1,537	$19,542	$1,674
2022-2023	$6,172	$1,578	$20,519	$1,715

The graduate school tuition & fees of MSU Billings is average compared to public graduate schools in Montana. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Montana graduate tuition is $22,236 (public) / $24,439 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Montana State University Billings	$7,750	$22,234
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Montana Graduate Schools	$12,055	$23,062
Public	$7,074	$22,236
Private	$24,439

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $13,658 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Montana State University Billings. On-campus living costs are increased by 7.58% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,658. Off-campus living costs are increased by 7.58% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$8,006	$4,430	$8,006	$4,430
2019-2020	$7,420	$4,640	$7,420	$4,640
2020-2021	$7,600	$4,630	$7,600	$4,630
2021-2022	$7,956	$4,740	$7,956	$4,740
2022-2023	$8,348	$5,310	$8,348	$5,310

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $256 for Montana residents and $853 for other students at Montana State University Billings. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 4.79% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Montana Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$233	$775
2019-2020	$233	$775
2020-2021	$223	$775
2021-2022	$245	$814
2022-2023	$256	$853

Graduate Programs at MSU Billings

Montana State University Billings offers 10 graduate programs for Master's. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 104 students have completed their study at Montana State University Billings.

Offered Degrees at Montana State University Billings
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	10	5	104
Total	10	5	104

The most popular program at Montana State University Billings is the Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other) program and last year 25 students have earned/completed their degree program.

Popular Master's Programs at Montana State University Billings
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)	✕	25	-
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)	✕	24	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	24	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✔	21	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✔	19	-

Montana State University Billings offers 10 programs through Master's. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 104 students have completed their graduate studies.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✔ (1 completers)	3 completers	-
Public Relations/Image Management	✔	3	-
Education [+]	✔ (3 completers)	57 completers	-
Education	✕	2	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	18	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	13	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✔	19	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	5	-
Psychology [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Psychology	✕	4	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	40 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	12	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	4	-
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)	✕	24	-
	Total	104

Graduate Student Population at MSU Billings

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 386 students enrolled into Montana State University Billings graduate schools where it has total 4,057 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 151 full-time and 235 part-time graduate students. By gender, 91 male and 295 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	386	91	295
Full-time	151	39	112
Part-tme	235	52	183

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 323 White (83.68%), 3 Black/African American (0.78%), 16 Hispanic (4.15%), 4 Asian (1.04%), and 40 students with other races. 8 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	386	91	295
American Indian/Native American	12	3	9
Asian	4	0	4
Black/African American	3	1	2
Hispanic	16	5	11
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	323	75	248
Two More	13	2	11
Un-Known	7	2	5
Non-resident Alien	8	3	5

Montana State University Billings offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 209 graduate students (54.15% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 140 graduate students (36.27% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	386
Enrolled Online Exclusively	209
Enrolled Some Online Courses	140
Not in Online Courses	37

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Montana State University Billings. 28 students are aged 20 to 24 (7.25% of total students), 47 students are aged above 50 (12.18%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Montana State University Billings.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	386	91	295
Age 22-24	28	6	22
Age 25-29	113	24	89
Age 30-34	67	19	48
Age 35-39	51	13	38
Age 40-49	80	17	63
Age 50-64	46	12	34
Over 64	1	0	1

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