Graduate Programs at Montana State University Billings

Graduate School Overview

Montana State University Billings (referred to as MSU Billings) is a Public, 4 years school located in Billings, MT.

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 of MSU Billings is $8,320 for Montana residents and $23,781 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 Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's. Among them, 23 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$23,781 $8,320 for Montana Residents
Student Population	392
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs	91 graduate programs (23 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at MSU Billings is $8,320 for Montana residents and $23,781 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $257 for Montana residents and $855 for out-of-state students.

MSU Billings offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Montana Residents	$8,320
Out-of-State	$23,781
Tuition per Credit Hour
Montana Residents	$257
Out-of-State	$855

MSU 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, 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)	23 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student 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 $8,320 for Montana residents and $23,781 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 6.96% 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
2023-2024	$6,419	$1,901	$21,741	$2,040

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 $19,793 and the Montana graduate tuition is $21,810 (public) / $24,897 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Montana State University Billings	$8,320	$23,781
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Montana Graduate Schools	$11,536	$22,839
Public	$7,212	$21,810
Private	$24,897

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $15,290 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at MSU Billings.

On-campus living costs are increased by 11.95% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,290. Off-campus living costs are increased by 11.95% 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
2023-2024	$9,800	$5,490	$9,800	$5,490

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $276 for Montana residents and $914 for other students at Montana State University Billings. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 6.90% 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	$257	$855
2023-2024	$276	$914

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, 110 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	6	110
Total	10	6	110

The most popular program at Montana State University Billings is the Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other) program and last year 22 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)	✔	22	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✔	21	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	14	-
Public Relations/Image Management	✔	13	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	12	-

Montana State University Billings offers 10 programs through Master's. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 110 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)	13 completers	-
Public Relations/Image Management	✔	13	-
Education [+]	✔ (3 completers)	55 completers	-
Education	✕	5	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	12	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	14	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✔	21	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	3	-
Psychology [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Psychology	✕	6	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	36 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	9	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	5	-
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)	✔	22	-
	Total	110

Graduate Student Population at MSU Billings

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 392 students enrolled into Montana State University Billings graduate schools where it has total 4,057 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 156 full-time and 236 part-time graduate students. By gender, 92 male and 300 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	392	92	300
Full-time	156	27	129
Part-tme	236	65	171

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

There are 336 White (85.71%), 5 Black/African American (1.28%), 14 Hispanic (3.57%), 4 Asian (1.02%), and 33 students with other races. 6 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	392	92	300
American Indian/Native American	13	3	10
Asian	4	0	4
Black/African American	5	3	2
Hispanic	14	3	11
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	336	76	260
Two More	12	4	8
Un-Known	2	0	2
Non-resident Alien	6	3	3

Montana State University Billings offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 225 graduate students (57.40% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 136 graduate students (34.69% 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	392
Enrolled Online Exclusively	225
Enrolled Some Online Courses	136
Not in Online Courses	31

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Montana State University Billings. 33 students are aged 20 to 24 (8.42% of total students), 36 students are aged above 50 (9.18%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Montana State University Billings.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	392	92	300
Age 22-24	33	4	29
Age 25-29	111	26	85
Age 30-34	87	26	61
Age 35-39	55	13	42
Age 40-49	70	14	56
Age 50-64	35	9	26
Over 64	1	0	1

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