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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Dakota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$6,737 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,841 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, practical nursing and nursing assistants was ranked 2nd in North Dakota. In fact, 70 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Dakota ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in North Dakota to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for practical nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Dakota

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Best North Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Nursing & Nursing Assistants

#1

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, ND

Our 2023 rankings named Bismarck State College the best value school in North Dakota for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. BSC is a small public school located in the city of Bismarck.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BSC are $4,926 per year. On average, practical nursing graduates from BSC take out $21,732 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

BSC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Dakota list.

Full Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Bismarck State College Report

#2

Lake Region State College

Devils Lake, ND

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Lake Region State College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in North Dakota. Located in the town of Devils Lake, Lake Region State College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lake Region State College are $5,000 a year.

Lake Region State College also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Dakota list, coming in at #3.

Full Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Lake Region State College Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Dakota College at Bottineau is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. MSU-Bottineau is a small public school located in the rural area of Bottineau.

MSU-Bottineau undergraduate students pay an average of $5,173 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Practical Nursing majors at MSU-Bottineau take out an average of $17,896 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

MSU-Bottineau also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Dakota list, coming in at #4.

Full Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Dakota College at Bottineau Report

Out of the 4 schools in North Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Rasmussen University - North Dakota landed the # 4 spot on the list. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Fargo.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rasmussen University - North Dakota are $11,847 per year. Practical Nursing majors at Rasmussen University - North Dakota take out an average of $25,044 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $121.

Rasmussen University - North Dakota also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Dakota list, coming in at #1.

Read full report on Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Rasmussen University - North Dakota

Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 22
South Dakota 0
Nebraska 0

Practical Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 44,900
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 34,557
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,817

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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