The University of Montana

The University of Montana is a public college in Missoula, MT. Its average net price is $21,302 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$19,112
$30,001 to $48,000$19,857
$48,001 to $75,000$21,615
$75,001 to $110,000$23,224
$110,001 and up$24,484
$9,188Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$34,312Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$21,302Average Net Price
$14,566Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$2,046Books and Supplies
$5,905Other Expenses
33.1%Students on Pell Grants
44.5%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

95.9%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
23 to 28ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$41,769
8 years after entry$45,693
10 years after entry$48,823
48.7%Graduation Rate
74.8%Retention Rate
$21,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Missoula, MTLocation
Small citySetting
7,488Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921Not published
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$47,668 National median for this major n=667Not published
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$34,326 Small program - rough guide n=36Not published
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology$62,548 National median for this major n=381Not published
Biotechnology$49,893 National median for this major n=883Not published
Botany/Plant Biology$36,829 National median for this major n=278Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$37,465 Small program - rough guide n=33$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=31
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other$54,462 National median for this major n=3,522Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,198 National median for this major n=732Not published
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$69,014 National median for this major n=5,201Not published
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$32,846 National median for this major n=5,303Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572$19,704 Small program - rough guide n=30
Criminology$42,035 National median for this major n=10,302Not published
Dance$28,513 National median for this major n=2,991Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$36,286 National median for this major n=1,258Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571Not published
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$72,426 National median for this major n=1,586Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Environmental Conservation$35,191 Small program - rough guide n=49$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=51
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy$43,384 National median for this major n=1,509Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$37,112 Small program - rough guide n=40$23,850 Small program - rough guide n=36
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Forestry$46,339 National median for this major n=1,230Not published
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
Journalism$41,953 National median for this major n=11,629Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$57,164 Small program - rough guide n=37Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563$17,062 Small program - rough guide n=33
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mathematics and Computer Science$76,818 National median for this major n=704Not published
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$41,538 National median for this major n=2,315Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Natural Sciences$39,311 National median for this major n=1,607Not published
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$37,389 National median for this major n=7,500Not published
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$58,869 National median for this major n=912Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$35,467 National median for this major n=4,169$25,670 Small program - rough guide n=30
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$35,674 Small program - rough guide n=50$24,719 Small program - rough guide n=92
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$37,545 National median for this major n=12,384Not published
Recreation Management$39,350 National median for this major n=2,661Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$41,787 National median for this major n=353Not published
Social Work$43,531 Small program - rough guide n=42$34,000 Small program - rough guide n=39
Sociology$41,470 Small program - rough guide n=37$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=51
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748$26,750 Small program - rough guide n=30
Sustainability Studies$44,710 National median for this major n=1,415Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$38,112 Small program - rough guide n=72$23,285 Small program - rough guide n=58
Visual and Performing Arts, General$30,671 National median for this major n=4,580Not published
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management$28,161 Small program - rough guide n=57$22,500 Small program - rough guide n=51

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