by our College Data Analytics TeamWith all of the options you have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take when you want to pursue a degree. College Factual has developed its Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in North Dakota ranking as one thing you can use to help make this decision. You may be surprised that some normally high-priced schools offer very generous financial aid packages to those who qualify.
In This Year's Value Report:
After analyzing 8 schools in North Dakota, we came up with our list of those that offered the best value Master's Degree programs. Our ranking methodology focuses on different objective factors to make this determination of the best value schools. We explain more about what we look at and why we do so below.
To calculate the value of a school in our Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in North Dakota ranking, we first consider its average net price of students from families making $0-$30k a year. The net price is the sum of room and board, tuition, and fees minus any financial aid that that the student receives. In addition, the overall quality of a school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how much it costs.
To make it into this list a school must offer a quality education like the schools in our Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considers factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
We go into more detail on these factors on our best value ranking methodology page.
You can scroll down to see the top schools for this ranking, but you may also want to view some of the other ranking methods listed below.
Know what field you want to major in? Make sure you check out our best value schools by major. In addition, you can select one of the links below to see the best value colleges for other degree levels.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our 2024 rankings named University of North Dakota the best value (income $0-$30k) school in North Dakota for students working on their master’s degree. Located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, the school is a fairly large public institution.
Not only is University of North Dakota a great value, but it is also ranked #2 in North Dakota for overall quality.
Out of the 8 master’s degree schools in North Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minot State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Minot State University is a small public school located in Minot, North Dakota.
Not only is Minot State University a great value, but it is also ranked #4 in North Dakota for overall quality.
A rank of #3 on our Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in North Dakota list means North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a great place for students working on their degree. This fairly large public school is located in Fargo, North Dakota.
North Dakota State University - Main Campus has the honor of being ranked #3 in North Dakota for overall quality on top of being a good value.
Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Value Report
The quality degree programs at Valley City State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in North Dakota. Located in Valley City, North Dakota, the school is a small public institution.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Valley City State University is ranked #5 for quality in the state of North Dakota.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mary. It ranked #5 on our 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in North Dakota list. University of Mary is a small private not-for-profit school located in Bismarck, North Dakota.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of Mary is ranked #1 for quality in the state of North Dakota.
Mayville State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in North Dakota list. Located in Mayville, North Dakota, the school is a small public institution.
Not only is Mayville State University a great value, but it is also ranked #8 in North Dakota for overall quality.
Dickinson State University did quite well in the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in North Dakota ranking, coming in at #7. This small public school is located in Dickinson, North Dakota.
Dickinson State University has the honor of being ranked #6 in North Dakota for overall quality on top of being a good value.
University of Jamestown did quite well in the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in North Dakota ranking, coming in at #8. UJ is located in Jamestown, North Dakota and has a small student population. It is a private not-for-profit school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of Jamestown is ranked #7 for quality in the state of North Dakota.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.