2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Dakota
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
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 or bootcamp 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in North Dakota to see which ones offered the best value bachelor'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. 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.
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Top Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Dakota
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Our 2023 rankings named Mayville State University the best value school in North Dakota for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Mayville State University is a small public school located in Mayville, North Dakota that handed out 43 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mayville State University are $10,756 per year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $28,896 in student loans.
One thing to take note of is that Mayville State University does offer online classes in some areas. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 67% took at least some of their classes online.
Mayville State University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minot State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list. This small public school is located in Minot, North Dakota, and it awarded 58 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
MSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,163 in tuition and fees each year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $23,762 in loans while pursuing their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since MSU does offer online classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 65% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
MSU also took the #5 spot in our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota rankings.
Out of the 8 schools in North Dakota that were part of this year’s value ranking, Dickinson State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. This small public school is located in Dickinson, North Dakota, and it awarded 19 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
DSU undergraduate students pay an average of $9,942 in tuition and fees each year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $28,093 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since DSU does offer online classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 51% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a great place for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, the fairly large public school awarded 203 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at North Dakota State University are $14,876 a year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $23,435 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Online courses are available at North Dakota State University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 55% took at least some of their classes online.
North Dakota State University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list. This fairly large public school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 143 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UND undergraduate students pay an average of $15,037 in tuition and fees each year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $25,584 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at UND. In fact, around 88% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
UND also took the #2 spot in our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota rankings.
Rasmussen University - North Dakota ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is located in Fargo, North Dakota and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rasmussen University - North Dakota are $11,847 per year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $37,026 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
One thing to take note of is that Rasmussen University - North Dakota does offer online classes in some areas. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 100% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Mary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for nursing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Bismarck, North Dakota, and it awarded 85 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMary are $20,290 per year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $28,314 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UMary does offer online classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 34% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
UMary also took the #4 spot in our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota rankings.
University of Jamestown did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for nursing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in Jamestown, North Dakota, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 18 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
UJ undergraduate students pay an average of $23,498 in tuition and fees each year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $25,886 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Some students may be able to take online classes at UJ. In 2019-2020 about 17% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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