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2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in North Dakota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$10,712 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$98,140 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in North Dakota. In total, 976 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in North Dakota.

There are so many nursing programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in North Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in North Dakota to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Colleges.

Best North Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Nursing

Our 2023 rankings named Rasmussen University - North Dakota the best value school in North Dakota for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rasmussen University - North Dakota are $5,615 per year.

Rasmussen University - North Dakota not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list.

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#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public school with a large student population.

UND graduate students pay an average of $13,217 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UND not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list.

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#3

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Mary is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. UMary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Bismarck.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMary are $13,304 a year.

UMary did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 14,890
South Dakota 1,022
Nebraska 1,908
Kansas 2,633
Iowa 2,966
Missouri 6,840

Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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