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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$9,561 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,367 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, education students earned 619 degrees and certificates from a North Dakota school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in North Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in North Dakota to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

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

Check out the education master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

#1

University of Jamestown

Jamestown, ND

Our 2023 rankings named University of Jamestown the best value school in North Dakota for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Jamestown, UJ is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UJ are $4,106 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UJ is ranked #1 for overall quality for education in North Dakota.

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#2

Dickinson State University

Dickinson, ND

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Dickinson State University is a great value for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Dickinson, DSU is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at DSU are $6,576 a year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mayville State University is a great value for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the rural area of Mayville, Mayville State University is a public college with a small student population.

Mayville State University graduate students pay an average of $7,465 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Valley City State University

Valley City, ND

The excellent master’s degree programs at Valley City State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in North Dakota. Valley City State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Valley City.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Valley City State University are $7,723 per year.

Valley City State University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at North Dakota State University are $8,381 a year.

North Dakota State University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list.

Full Education at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

Minot State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list. MSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Minot.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at MSU are $10,263 a year.

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#7

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

University of Mary landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. Located in the rural area of Bismarck, UMary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

UMary graduate students pay an average of $13,304 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UMary not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list.

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#8

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UND is a large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UND are $13,217 per year.

UND also made our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list, coming in at #3.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 2,994
Missouri 4,657
Minnesota 6,976
Iowa 1,401
Nebraska 2,838
South Dakota 453

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784
Student Counseling 13,840
Instructional Media Design 8,387
Teaching English or French 4,743
Other Education 2,513
Multilingual Education 1,672
Educational Assessment 1,215
Education Philosophy 421
International Education 257
Teaching Assistants 20

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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 Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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