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2023 Best Value Trade School Associate Degree Schools in North Dakota
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Trade School Associate Degree Schools in North Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in North Dakota to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for trade school students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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 Trade Associate Degree Schools in North Dakota
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Our 2023 rankings named Bismarck State College the best value school in North Dakota for trade school students working on their associate degree. Located in Bismarck, North Dakota, the small public school awarded 759 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in 2021-2022.
BSC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,227 in tuition and fees each year. On average, associate degree students take out $12,985 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Online courses are available at BSC, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2020-2021 about 65% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
BSC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Dakota list.
Out of the 4 schools in North Dakota that were part of this year’s value ranking, North Dakota State College of Science landed the # 2 spot on the list. North Dakota State College of Science is a small public school located in Wahpeton, North Dakota that handed out 501 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at North Dakota State College of Science are $6,879 a year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $13,866 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
North Dakota State College of Science 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 2020-2021 academic year, around 29% took at least some of their classes online.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, North Dakota State College of Science is ranked #2 for overall quality in North Dakota.
Out of the 4 schools in North Dakota that were part of this year’s value ranking, Dakota College at Bottineau landed the # 3 spot on the list. Dakota College at Bottineau is a small public school located in Bottineau, North Dakota that handed out 150 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
MSU-Bottineau undergraduate students pay an average of $7,613 in tuition and fees each year. On average, associate degree students take out $14,599 in loans while pursuing their degree.
MSU-Bottineau does offer online classes for certain degree levels. During the 2020-2021 year, about 79% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MSU-Bottineau is ranked #4 for overall quality in North Dakota.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rasmussen University - North Dakota. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Associate Degree Schools in North Dakota list. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a very small private for-profit school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 210 associate degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rasmussen University - North Dakota are $12,285 per year. On average, associate degree students take out $21,089 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Rasmussen University - North Dakota 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. In fact, around 91% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
Rasmussen University - North Dakota did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Dakota list.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 4 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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