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Montana State University Graduate School

Montana State University (referred to as MSU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Bozeman, MT.
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of MSU is $7,313 for Montana residents and $24,863 for out-of-state students. The school has 2,056 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 16,681 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

Montana State University (referred to as MSU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Bozeman, MT.
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 of MSU is $7,313 for Montana residents and $24,863 for out-of-state students. The school has 2,056 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 16,681 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 191 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice).
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$24,863
$7,313 for Montana Residents
Student Population2,056
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs191 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio18 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at MSU is $7,313 for Montana residents and $24,863 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $291 for Montana residents and $1,193 for out-of-state students.
MSU offers the alternative tuition plans.
2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Montana Residents$7,313
Out-of-State$24,863
Tuition per Credit Hour
Montana Residents$291
Out-of-State$1,193
MSU 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, 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
  • 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 $7,313 for Montana residents and $24,863 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 6.05% 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
2023-2024$5,451$1,862$22,757$2,106
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 $19,793 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
ResidentsOut-of-State
Montana State University$7,313$24,863
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 $17,138 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at MSU.
On-campus living costs are increased by 11.65% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $17,138. Off-campus living costs are increased by 11.65% 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
2023-2024$13,446$3,692$13,446$3,692
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $305 for Montana residents and $1,265 for other students at Montana State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 6.04% 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$291$1,193
2023-2024$305$1,265

Graduate Programs at MSU

Montana State University offers 112 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, 723 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 Degree570510
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship30097
Doctor's degree - other2033
Post Bachelor's Degree23083
Total1120723
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 27 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education program with 44 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Family Practice Nurse/Nursing program with 23 completers.
Montana State University offers 112 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 723 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 510 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 33 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
  • 83 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 12 completers-
Plant Sciences✕5-
Range Science and Management✕7-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 40 completers-
Natural Resources/Conservation✕1-
Land Use Planning and Management/Development✕28-
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management✕11-
Architecture [+] ✕ 39 completers-
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology✕39-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 9 completers-
American Indian/Native American Studies✕9-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Computer Science✕15-
Education [+] ✕ 110 completers$39,300
Curriculum and Instruction✕26-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕9$51,500
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration✕4-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕6-
Elementary Education and Teaching✕9-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching✕10-
Agricultural Teacher Education✕2-
Music Teacher Education✕--
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education✕44-
Engineering [+] ✕ 45 completers-
Engineering✕7-
Chemical Engineering✕2-
Civil Engineering✕12-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕2-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering✕--
Mechanical Engineering✕12-
Industrial Engineering✕10-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences✕11-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 7 completers-
English Language and Literature✕7-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕2-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕3-
Biochemistry✕4-
Molecular Biology✕--
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology✕--
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology✕4-
Entomology✕4-
Neuroscience✕--
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 33 completers-
Mathematics✕30-
Mathematics and Statistics✕3-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕8-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 24 completers-
Chemistry✕3-
Geology/Earth Science✕7-
Physics✕10-
Optics/Optical Sciences✕4-
Materials Science✕--
Psychology [+] ✕ 19 completers-
Psychology✕2-
Counseling Psychology✕17-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ --
Critical Infrastructure Protection✕--
Human Services [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Public Administration✕8-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕7-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production✕5-
Art/Art Studies✕4-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 32 completers-
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies✕9-
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist✕19-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕4-
Clinical Nurse Leader✕--
Business [+] ✕ 59 completers-
Accounting✕22$53,400
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✕26-
Financial Planning and Services✕11-
History [+] ✕ 6 completers-
History✕6-
Total510
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Plant Sciences✕3-
Range Science and Management✕2-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Environmental Science✕5-
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management✕1-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Computer Science✕3-
Education [+] ✕ 18 completers-
Education✕5-
Curriculum and Instruction✕5-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕3-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration✕5-
Engineering [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Engineering✕5-
Chemical Engineering✕3-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕1-
Mechanical Engineering✕3-
Industrial Engineering✕2-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕5-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕1-
Biochemistry✕2-
Molecular Biology✕1-
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology✕8-
Neuroscience✕2-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Mathematics✕7-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ --
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕--
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 19 completers-
Chemistry✕6-
Geology/Earth Science✕1-
Physics✕10-
Materials Science✕2-
Psychology [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Psychology✕1-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ --
Community Health and Preventive Medicine✕--
History [+] ✕ 2 completers-
History✕2-
Total97
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 33 completers-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing✕23-
Nursing Science✕10-
Total33
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 6 completers-
American Indian/Native American Studies✕6-
Education [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Education✕5-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕4-
Elementary Education and Teaching✕1-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕4-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Chemistry✕2-
Geology/Earth Science✕3-
Physics✕6-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ --
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕--
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕3-
Total83

Graduate Student Population at MSU

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 2,056 students enrolled into Montana State University graduate schools where it has total 16,681 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 624 full-time and 1,432 part-time graduate students. By gender, 881 male and 1,175 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
Total2,0568811,175
Full-time624260364
Part-tme1,432621811
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 1,540 White (74.90%), 13 Black/African American (0.63%), 102 Hispanic (4.96%), 27 Asian (1.31%), and 374 students with other races. 207 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,0568811,175
American Indian/Native American45837
Asian271017
Black/African American1376
Hispanic1025052
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander202
White1,540633907
Two More903951
Un-Known301713
Non-resident Alien20711790
Montana State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 473 graduate students (23.01% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 243 graduate students (11.82% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total2,056
Enrolled Online Exclusively473
Enrolled Some Online Courses243
Not in Online Courses1,340
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Montana State University. 511 students are aged 20 to 24 (24.85% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.05%), 122 students are aged above 50 (5.93%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Montana State University.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,0568811,175
Under 18101
Age 20-2112111
Age 22-24499230269
Age 25-29651329322
Age 30-34364154210
Age 35-3917973106
Age 40-4922861167
Age 50-641052481
Over 641798

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