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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in North Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Education is the 35th most popular major in the country with 29,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,138 and had an average of $29,674 in loans still to pay off.

Across North Dakota, there were 19 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,960 and $29,702 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in North Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Education 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 education students whose families make $0-$30k.

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

#1

Minot State University

Minot, North Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$9,936 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$47,260 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in North Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Minot State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Minot, North Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

MSU also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Education 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 MSU are $9,936.

Read more about General Education at MSU

#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

$18,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in North Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UND, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Dakota are $18,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Education at UND

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education (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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