2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in North Dakota
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Engineering School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, engineering was ranked 5th in North Dakota. In fact, 787 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Engineering Schools in North Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in North Dakota to see which programs offered the best value experiences for engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best North Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality in Engineering
Our analysis found North Dakota State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for engineering students who want to pursue a degree in North Dakota. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the city of Fargo.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at North Dakota State University are $10,401 a year. While working on their degree, engineering majors at North Dakota State University accumulate an average of around $24,395 in student debt.
North Dakota State University also took the #4 spot in our Best Engineering Schools in North Dakota rankings.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Dakota is a great value for engineering students. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public school with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UND are $10,596 per year. Engineering majors at UND take out an average of $26,549 in student loans while working on their egree.
UND not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Engineering Schools in North Dakota list.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 1,618 |
| Minnesota | 2,350 |
| Iowa | 2,616 |
| South Dakota | 569 |
| Missouri | 3,253 |
| Nebraska | 699 |
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Engineering Related Majors for Engineering
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Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer & Information Sciences | 254,454 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 177,778 |
| Engineering Technologies | 85,188 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 52,396 |
| Physical Sciences | 50,306 |
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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.
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