2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science (Income $0-$30k) in North Dakota

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in North Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 53,722 people earned their degree in computer science, making the major the 19th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,561 and had an average of $23,565 in loans still to pay off.

Across North Dakota, there were 106 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,700 and $20,500 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,960 and $29,702 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in North Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in computer science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in North Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in North Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for north dakota master’s degree compsci students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science (Income $0-$30k) in North Dakota

#1

North Dakota State University - Main Campus

Fargo, North Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$11,589 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in North Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 12 masters’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589.

Read more about Computer Science at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

$18,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in North Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of North Dakota is a fairly large school located in Grand Forks, North Dakota that handed out 3 masters’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UND, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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