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2023 Best Value Computer Science Schools in North Dakota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$10,499 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$58,340 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Science School for You

Computer Science is the #28 most popular major in North Dakota with 113 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Computer Science Schools in North Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in North Dakota to see which ones offered the best value programs for compsci 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.

2023 Best Value Computer Science Schools in North Dakota

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for compsci majors pursuing a .

Best North Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality in Computer Science

$10,401 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found North Dakota State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for computer science students who want to pursue a degree in North Dakota. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a large student population.

North Dakota State University undergraduate students pay an average of $10,401 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, compsci graduates from North Dakota State University take out $23,843 in student loans while working on their degree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, North Dakota State University is ranked #4 for overall quality for compsci in North Dakota.

Full Computer Science at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND
$10,596 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Dakota is a great value for computer science students. UND is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

UND undergraduate students pay an average of $10,596 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UND is ranked #5 for overall quality for compsci in North Dakota.

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Best Value Computer Science Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer Science Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,360
Minnesota 1,411
Kansas 229
Iowa 755
Nebraska 122
South Dakota 38

One of 10 majors within the area of study, computer science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Negative Space.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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