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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in North Dakota ranking is part of that endeavor. This list is proof that you shouldn't avoid normally high-priced schools, since the actual price may be very affordable if you qualify for financial aid.
In This Year's Value Report:
We analyzed 8 schools across North Dakota to determine which have the best value Master's Degree programs. Our ranking methodology focuses on different objective factors to make this determination of the best value schools. In the next few paragraphs, we'll talk a little about what we use in our analysis and why.
When determining the value of a school in our Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in North Dakota ranking, we first look at its average net price of a student coming from a family that makes $30-$48k a year. The net price is defined as the sum of room and board, tuition, and fees minus any financial aid 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.
Find out more about our best value ranking methodology.
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 analysis found Valley City State University to be the best value (income $30-$48k) school for master’s degrees in North Dakota in this year’s ranking. This small public school is located in Valley City, North Dakota.
Valley City State University has the honor of being ranked #5 in North Dakota for overall quality on top of being a good value.
A rank of #2 on our Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in North Dakota list means North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a great place for students working on their degree. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota.
Not only is North Dakota State University - Main Campus a great value, but it is also ranked #3 in North Dakota for overall quality.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #3 on our 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in North Dakota list. UND is a fairly large public school situated in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Not only is University of North Dakota a great value, but it is also ranked #2 in North Dakota for overall quality.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minot State University. It ranked #4 on our 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in North Dakota list. MSU is located in Minot, North Dakota and has a small student population. It is a public school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Minot State University is ranked #4 for quality in the state of North Dakota.
A rank of #5 on our Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in North Dakota list means Dickinson State University is a great place for students working on their degree. Located in Dickinson, North Dakota, the school is a small public institution.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Dickinson State University is ranked #6 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 $30-$48k) in North Dakota list. This small public school is located in Mayville, North Dakota.
Not only is Mayville State University a great value, but it is also ranked #8 in North Dakota for overall quality.
University of Mary landed the #7 spot on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in North Dakota ranking. Bismarck, North Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. It is a private not-for-profit school.
University of Mary has the honor of being ranked #1 in North Dakota for overall quality on top of being a good value.
University of Jamestown ranked #8 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in North Dakota list. UJ is located in Jamestown, North Dakota and has a small student population. It is a private not-for-profit school.
Not only is University of Jamestown a great value, but it is also ranked #7 in North Dakota for overall quality.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.