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2023 Best Value Trade School Basic Certificate Schools in North Dakota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

3 Schools Ranked
$11,694 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Trade School Basic Certificate Schools in North Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in North Dakota to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for trade school students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

Top Value Trade Basic Certificate Schools in North Dakota

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, North Dakota
90 Total Awards
$7,227 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Bismarck State College the best value school in North Dakota for trade school students working on their basic certificate. BSC is a small public school situated in Bismarck, North Dakota. It awarded 90 basic certificates in 2021-2022.

BSC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,227 in tuition and fees each year.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since BSC does offer online classes for certain majors. In fact, around 65% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

BSC also took the #1 spot in our Best Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Dakota rankings.

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#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
257 Total Awards
$15,570 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent basic certificate programs at University of North Dakota helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade school schools in North Dakota. UND is a public institution located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 257 basic certificates in 2021-2022.

UND undergraduate students pay an average of $15,570 in tuition and fees each year.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at UND. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 69% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

UND not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Dakota list.

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#3

Rasmussen University - North Dakota

Fargo, North Dakota
65 Total Awards
$12,285 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rasmussen University - North Dakota. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Basic Certificate Schools in North Dakota list. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a very small private for-profit school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 65 basic certificates in 2021-2022.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rasmussen University - North Dakota are $12,285 per year.

Online courses are available at Rasmussen University - North Dakota, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 91% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

Rasmussen University - North Dakota did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Dakota list.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 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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