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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in North Dakota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$6,884 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,222 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, practical nursing and nursing assistants was ranked 7th in North Dakota. In fact, 70 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in North Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in North Dakota to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for practical nursing 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in North Dakota

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

Best North Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Nursing & Nursing Assistants

Our analysis found North Dakota State College of Science to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a associate degree in North Dakota. North Dakota State College of Science is a small public school located in the town of Wahpeton.

North Dakota State College of Science undergraduate students pay an average of $5,646 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, practical nursing graduates from North Dakota State College of Science take out $23,924 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

North Dakota State College of Science also took the #2 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Schools in North Dakota rankings.

Read full report on Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at North Dakota State College of Science

#2

Dickinson State University

Dickinson, ND

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Dickinson State University is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their associate degree. DSU is a small public school located in the town of Dickinson.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DSU are $8,122 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, practical nursing majors at DSU accumulate an average of around $23,447 in student debt.

Full Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Dickinson State University Report

Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 22
Nebraska 0
South Dakota 0

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, practical nursing and nursing assistants has other similar majors worth exploring.

Practical Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 44,900
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 34,557
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,817

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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