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2023 Best Value Education Schools in North Dakota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$10,878 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,600 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Education Schools in North Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in North Dakota to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in North Dakota

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Education Colleges.

Best North Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality in Education

#1

Valley City State University

Valley City, ND
$8,195 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Valley City State University to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a degree in North Dakota. Valley City State University is a small public school located in the town of Valley City.

Valley City State University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,195 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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$7,622 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mayville State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Education Schools in North Dakota list. Located in the rural area of Mayville, Mayville State University is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mayville State University are $7,622 per year.

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$10,401 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at North Dakota State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in North Dakota. 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 undergraduate at North Dakota State University are $10,401 a year.

North Dakota State University also made our Best Education Schools in North Dakota list, coming in at #3.

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$8,163 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minot State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools in North Dakota list. MSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Minot.

MSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,163 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND
$20,290 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Mary helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in North Dakota. Located in the rural area of Bismarck, UMary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMary are $20,290 a year.

UMary did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Education Schools in North Dakota list.

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#6

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND
$10,596 Average Tuition & Fees

University of North Dakota ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools in North Dakota list. UND is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

UND undergraduate students pay an average of $10,596 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UND is ranked #4 for overall quality for education in North Dakota.

Full Education at University of North Dakota Report

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 6 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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