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2023 Best Value Trade School 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.
The Best Value Trade School Schools in North Dakota ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in North Dakota to see which ones offered the best value 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.
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Top Value Trade Schools in North Dakota
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Our analysis found Bismarck State College to be the best value school for trade school students in North Dakota. This small public school is located in Bismarck, North Dakota, and it awarded 1,078 degrees in 2021-2022.
BSC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,227 in tuition and fees each year.
BSC also made our Best Trade Schools in North Dakota list, coming in at #1.
Out of the 9 schools in North Dakota that were part of this year’s 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 569 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.
North Dakota State College of Science also took the #5 spot in our Best Trade Schools in North Dakota rankings.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dakota College at Bottineau. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in North Dakota list. MSU-Bottineau is located in Bottineau, North Dakota and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 219 degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at MSU-Bottineau are $7,613 a year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a great place for trade school students who want to get the most value for their educational dollar. North Dakota State University is a public institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3,143 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at North Dakota State University are $15,446 a year.
North Dakota State University also took the #2 spot in our Best Trade Schools in North Dakota rankings.
Out of the 9 schools in North Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Dickinson State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. DSU is a small public school situated in Dickinson, North Dakota. It awarded 340 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at DSU are $11,218 a year.
Minot State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in North Dakota list. MSU is a public institution located in Minot, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 649 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU are $8,508 per year.
University of North Dakota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #7 on the list. UND is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3,449 degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UND are $15,570 per year.
UND also made our Best Trade Schools in North Dakota list, coming in at #4.
Rasmussen University - North Dakota ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in North Dakota list. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a very small private for-profit school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 335 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rasmussen University - North Dakota are $12,285 per year.
University of Mary ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in North Dakota list. UMary is located in Bismarck, North Dakota and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,150 degrees to qualified students.
UMary undergraduate students pay an average of $20,900 in tuition and fees each year.
UMary not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Trade Schools in North Dakota list.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 9 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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