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2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in North Dakota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$13,284 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$67,225 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was ranked 5th in North Dakota. In fact, 100 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in North Dakota

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nursing majors pursuing a .

Best North Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality in Nursing

$11,847 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Rasmussen University - North Dakota the best value school in North Dakota for nursing students. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rasmussen University - North Dakota are $11,847 per year.

Full Nursing at Rasmussen University - North Dakota Report

$10,401 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a great value for nursing students. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school 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.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, North Dakota State University is ranked #3 for overall quality for nursing in North Dakota.

Full Nursing at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

#3

University of North Dakota

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

Out of the 4 schools in North Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the # 3 spot on the 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 nursing in North Dakota.

Read full report on Nursing at University of North Dakota

#4

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND
$20,290 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Mary helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in North Dakota. Located in the rural area of Bismarck, UMary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

UMary undergraduate students pay an average of $20,290 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UMary also took the #2 spot in our Best Nursing Schools in North Dakota rankings.

Full Nursing at University of Mary Report

Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 2,207
Minnesota 5,809
Iowa 462
Kansas 311
Nebraska 414
South Dakota 94

One of 29 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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