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2023 Best Value Teaching Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Dakota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

6 Schools Ranked
$15,806 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,896 Avg Student Debt*

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. 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 and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value Teaching Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in North Dakota to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for teaching students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

Top Value Teaching Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Dakota

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Valley City State University

Valley City, North Dakota
161 Total Awards
$12,969 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Valley City State University to be the best value school for teaching students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in North Dakota. Valley City State University is a small public school located in Valley City, North Dakota that handed out 161 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Valley City State University are $12,969 per year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $23,070 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

Valley City State University does offer online classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 55% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

Valley City State University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list.

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#2

Minot State University

Minot, North Dakota
96 Total Awards
$8,163 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Minot State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teaching schools in North Dakota. This small public school is located in Minot, North Dakota, and it awarded 96 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at MSU are $8,163 a year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,762 in student loans.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at MSU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 65% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

MSU also made our Best Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list, coming in at #4.

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77 Total Awards
$14,876 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 77 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Dakota State University are $14,876 per year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,435 in student loans.

North Dakota State University does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. 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 did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list.

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#4

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
115 Total Awards
$15,037 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Dakota is a great place for teaching students working on their bachelor’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. University of North Dakota is a fairly large public school located in Grand Forks, North Dakota that handed out 115 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UND are $15,037 per year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $25,584 in student loans.

You may have the opportunity to take online classes at UND. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 88% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#5

University of Mary

Bismarck, North Dakota
57 Total Awards
$20,290 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Mary is a great place for teaching students working on their bachelor’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. Located in Bismarck, North Dakota, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 57 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UMary are $20,290 a year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $28,314 in loans while pursuing their degree.

UMary does offer online classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 34% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

UMary not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list.

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#6

University of Jamestown

Jamestown, North Dakota
17 Total Awards
$23,498 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, University of Jamestown did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teaching students working on their bachelor’s degree. UJ is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jamestown, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UJ are $23,498 a year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $25,886 in loans while pursuing their degree.

You may have the opportunity to take online classes at UJ. In fact, around 17% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

UJ not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 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%.

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