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Montana State University (referred to as MSU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Bozeman, MT. It is classified as a Research University (very high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Montana State University is $6,983 for Montana residents and $23,444 for out-of-state students. The school has 2,140 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 16,788 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

Montana State University (referred to as MSU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Bozeman, MT. It is classified as a Research University (very high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
The school is accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (4/1/1932 - Current).
MSU Directory Information
School NameMontana State University (MSU)
AddressMontana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717
Phone406-994-0211
Webhttps://www.montana.edu
Online Applicationhttps://www.montana.edu/wwwcat/appopts.html
Financial Infohttps://www.montana.edu/wwwfa
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Montana State University is $6,983 for Montana residents and $23,444 for out-of-state students. The school has 2,140 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 16,788 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 174 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice).
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$23,444
$6,983 for Montana Residents
Student Population2,140
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs174 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio18 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at Montana State University is $6,983 for Montana residents and $23,444 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $290 for Montana residents and $1,189 for out-of-state students.
Montana State University offers the alternative tuition plans.
Montana State University 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, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.
Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)Graduate Level Courses & Programs
Special learning Opportunities
  • ROTC (Army, Air Force)
  • Study abroad
  • Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services
  • Remedial services
  • Academic/career services
  • Employment services for students
  • Placement services for completers
  • On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Montana State University is $6,983 for Montana residents and $23,444 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 4.70% 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 ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2018-2019$5,089$1,470$18,159$1,686
2019-2020$5,089$1,517$18,765$1,737
2020-2021$5,089$1,561$19,660$1,786
2021-2022$5,089$1,716$20,447$1,944
2022-2023$5,241$1,742$21,469$1,975
The graduate school tuition & fees of MSU 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
ResidentsOut-of-State
Montana State University$6,983$23,444
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 $15,350 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Montana State University. On-campus living costs are increased by 7.28% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,350. Off-campus living costs are increased by 7.28% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$10,100$3,626$10,100$3,626
2019-2020$10,300$3,738$10,300$3,738
2020-2021$10,400$3,838$10,400$3,838
2021-2022$10,400$3,908$10,400$3,908
2022-2023$11,300$4,050$11,300$4,050
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $290 for Montana residents and $1,189 for other students at Montana State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 4.67% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
Montana ResidentsOut-of-State
2018-2019$396$1,134
2019-2020$400$1,172
2020-2021$283$1,092
2021-2022$283$1,136
2022-2023$290$1,189

Graduate Programs at MSU

Montana State University offers 98 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 591 students have completed their study at Montana State University.
Offered Degrees at Montana State University
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree540408
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship25064
Doctor's degree - other2026
Post Bachelor's Degree17093
Total980591
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Montana State University by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist program with 37 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education program with 60 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Family Practice Nurse/Nursing program with 18 completers.
Montana State University offers 98 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 591 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 408 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 26 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
  • 93 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Plant Sciences✕3-
Range Science and Management✕5-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 26 completers-
Natural Resources/Conservation✕3-
Land Use Planning and Management/Development✕15-
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management✕8-
Architecture [+] ✕ 27 completers-
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology✕27-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 3 completers-
American Indian/Native American Studies✕3-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Computer Science✕9-
Education [+] ✕ 126 completers$39,300
Curriculum and Instruction✕33-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕14$51,500
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration✕8-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕6-
Elementary Education and Teaching✕11-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching✕9-
Agricultural Teacher Education✕2-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education✕43-
Engineering [+] ✕ 38 completers-
Engineering✕2-
Chemical Engineering✕3-
Civil Engineering✕8-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕5-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering✕8-
Mechanical Engineering✕7-
Industrial Engineering✕5-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 12 completers-
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences✕12-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 9 completers-
English Language and Literature✕9-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕3-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕0-
Biochemistry✕3-
Molecular Biology✕1-
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology✕0-
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology✕1-
Entomology✕0-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 26 completers-
Mathematics✕25-
Mathematics and Statistics✕1-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Data Science, General✕0-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕4-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 19 completers-
Chemistry✕3-
Geology/Earth Science✕7-
Physics✕7-
Optics/Optical Sciences✕2-
Psychology [+] ✕ 20 completers-
Psychology✕1-
Counseling Psychology✕19-
Human Services [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Public Administration✕5-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Applied Economics✕0-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕6-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production✕8-
Art/Art Studies✕3-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies✕5-
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist✕0-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕8-
Clinical Nurse Leader✕2-
Business [+] ✕ 28 completers-
Accounting✕25$53,400
Financial Planning and Services✕3-
History [+] ✕ 8 completers-
History✕8-
Total408
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Plant Sciences✕7-
Range Science and Management✕0-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Environmental Science✕5-
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management✕1-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Computer Science✕1-
Education [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Education✕2-
Curriculum and Instruction✕0-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕1-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration✕5-
Engineering [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Engineering✕5-
Chemical Engineering✕3-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕1-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕4-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕1-
Biochemistry✕3-
Molecular Biology✕1-
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology✕3-
Neuroscience✕3-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Mathematics✕6-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Chemistry✕4-
Geology/Earth Science✕2-
Physics✕2-
Materials Science✕0-
Psychology [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Psychology✕2-
History [+] ✕ 2 completers-
History✕2-
Total64
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 26 completers-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing✕18-
Nursing Science✕8-
Total26
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 5 completers-
American Indian/Native American Studies✕5-
Education [+] ✕ 70 completers-
Education✕0-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕6-
Elementary Education and Teaching✕0-
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist✕36-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor✕28-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Arabic Language and Literature✕0-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕3-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Statistics✕1-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Chemistry✕1-
Geology/Earth Science✕1-
Physics✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 12 completers-
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist✕0-
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies✕0-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling✕10-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕2-
Business [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✕0-
Total93

Graduate Student Population at MSU

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 2,140 students enrolled into Montana State University graduate schools where it has total 16,788 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 667 full-time and 1,473 part-time graduate students. By gender, 898 male and 1,242 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
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,1408981,242
Full-time667265402
Part-tme1,473633840
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 1,659 White (77.52%), 6 Black/African American (0.28%), 92 Hispanic (4.30%), 27 Asian (1.26%), and 356 students with other races. 194 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,1408981,242
American Indian/Native American481137
Asian27621
Black/African American624
Hispanic924745
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White1,659679980
Two More903258
Un-Known241410
Non-resident Alien19410787
Montana State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 426 graduate students (19.91% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 322 graduate students (15.05% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total2,140
Enrolled Online Exclusively426
Enrolled Some Online Courses322
Not in Online Courses1,392
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Montana State University. 539 students are aged 20 to 24 (25.19% of total students), 2 students are aged below 20 (0.09%), 143 students are aged above 50 (6.68%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Montana State University.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,1408981,242
Age 18-19211
Age 20-211688
Age 22-24523245278
Age 25-29679332347
Age 30-34365126239
Age 35-3917675101
Age 40-4923669167
Age 50-641293396
Over 641495

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