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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$12,567 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,238 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in North Dakota with 976 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. 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 that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in North Dakota to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota

Check out the nursing bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best North Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Nursing

Our 2023 rankings named Mayville State University the best value school in North Dakota for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote area of Mayville, Mayville State University is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mayville State University are $7,622 per year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Mayville State University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $33,395.

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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 nursing schools in North Dakota. MSU is a small public school located in the town of Minot.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MSU are $8,163 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from MSU carry an average student debtload of $27,508.

MSU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list.

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#3

Dickinson State University

Dickinson, ND

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Dickinson State University is a great value for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Dickinson, DSU is a public college with a small student population.

DSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,122 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at North Dakota State University are $10,401 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from North Dakota State University carry an average student debtload of $30,764.

North Dakota State University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list.

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#5

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list. UND is a fairly large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UND are $10,596 per year. Nursing majors at UND take out an average of $23,832 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

UND did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list.

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Rasmussen University - North Dakota came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota ranking. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Fargo.

Rasmussen University - North Dakota undergraduate students pay an average of $11,847 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, nursing graduates from Rasmussen University - North Dakota take out $39,885 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $146.

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#7

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

With a ranking of #7, University of Mary did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the rural area of Bismarck, UMary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMary are $20,290 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from UMary carry an average student debtload of $31,692.

UMary did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list.

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#8

University of Jamestown

Jamestown, ND

With a ranking of #8, University of Jamestown did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Jamestown, UJ is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

UJ undergraduate students pay an average of $23,498 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at UJ accumulate an average of around $27,129 in student debt.

UJ also took the #5 spot in our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota rankings.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 14,890
Iowa 2,966
Missouri 6,840
Nebraska 1,908
Kansas 2,633
South Dakota 1,022

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

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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