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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$11,634 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$115,233 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in North Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in North Dakota to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota

Check out the nursing doctor'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 Doctorate in Nursing

Our analysis found North Dakota State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in North Dakota. Located in the medium-sized 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 graduate student at North Dakota State University are $8,381 a year.

North Dakota State University also took the #2 spot in our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota rankings.

Read full report on Nursing at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list. UND is a large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

UND graduate students pay an average of $13,217 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UND is ranked #3 for overall quality for nursing in North Dakota.

Read full report on Nursing at University of North Dakota

#3

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mary. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list. Located in the rural area of Bismarck, UMary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

UMary graduate students pay an average of $13,304 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UMary not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list.

Read full report on Nursing at University of Mary

Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

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 3 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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