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2023 Best Value Healthcare Associate Degree Schools in North Dakota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

5 Schools Ranked
$7,547 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$20,213 Avg Student Debt*

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Healthcare Associate Degree Schools in North Dakota ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in North Dakota to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for healthcare 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 Healthcare Associate Degree Schools in North Dakota

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

North Dakota State College of Science

Wahpeton, North Dakota
132 Total Awards
$6,606 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found North Dakota State College of Science to be the best value school for healthcare students who want to pursue a associate degree in North Dakota. Located in Wahpeton, North Dakota, the small public school handed out 132 associate degree awards in 2020-2021.

North Dakota State College of Science undergraduate students pay an average of $6,606 in tuition and fees each year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $16,451 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since North Dakota State College of Science does offer online classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 32% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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

Full North Dakota State College of Science Report

#2

Lake Region State College

Devils Lake, North Dakota
47 Total Awards
$5,000 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Region State College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Healthcare Associate Degree Schools in North Dakota list. Lake Region State College is located in Devils Lake, North Dakota and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 associate degrees to qualified students.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Lake Region State College are $5,000 a year. On average, associate degree students take out $16,732 in loans while pursuing their degree.

Lake Region State College does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 65% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Lake Region State College also took the #3 spot in our Best Healthcare Associate Degree Schools in North Dakota rankings.

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#2

Bismarck State College

Bismarck, North Dakota
57 Total Awards
$6,930 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent associate degree programs at Bismarck State College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value healthcare schools in North Dakota. BSC is located in Bismarck, North Dakota and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 57 associate degrees to qualified students.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BSC are $6,930 per year. On average, associate degree students take out $17,120 in loans while pursuing their degree.

Online courses are available at BSC, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 66% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

BSC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Healthcare Associate Degree Schools in North Dakota list.

Full Bismarck State College Report

#4

Dakota College at Bottineau

Bottineau, North Dakota
47 Total Awards
$7,351 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent associate degree programs at Dakota College at Bottineau helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value healthcare schools in North Dakota. MSU-Bottineau is a public institution located in Bottineau, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 47 associate degrees in 2020-2021.

MSU-Bottineau undergraduate students pay an average of $7,351 in tuition and fees each year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $13,087 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

Some students may be able to take online classes at MSU-Bottineau. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 81% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

MSU-Bottineau also took the #5 spot in our Best Healthcare Associate Degree Schools in North Dakota rankings.

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#5

Rasmussen University - North Dakota

Fargo, North Dakota
126 Total Awards
$11,847 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in North Dakota that were part of this year’s value ranking, Rasmussen University - North Dakota landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, the very small private for-profit school awarded 126 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in 2020-2021.

Rasmussen University - North Dakota undergraduate students pay an average of $11,847 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $27,566 in student loans.

Some students may be able to take online classes at Rasmussen University - North Dakota. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Rasmussen University - North Dakota not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Healthcare Associate Degree Schools in North Dakota list.

Full Rasmussen University - North Dakota Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 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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