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Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Dakota

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Dakota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$11,668 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,881 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, liberal arts general studies was ranked 3rd in North Dakota. In fact, 953 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in North Dakota to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for liberal arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best North Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Liberal Arts General Studies

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Dakota the best value school in North Dakota for liberal arts general studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. UND is a fairly large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

UND undergraduate students pay an average of $10,596 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, liberal arts graduates from UND carry an average student debtload of $24,522.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Mayville State University is a great value for liberal arts general studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the rural area of Mayville, Mayville State University is a public college with a small student population.

Mayville State University undergraduate students pay an average of $7,622 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, liberal arts majors at Mayville State University accumulate an average of around $28,379 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minot State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list. MSU is a small public school located in the town of Minot.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU are $8,163 per year.

MSU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list.

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#4

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mary. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list. Located in the rural area of Bismarck, UMary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMary are $20,290 a year.

UMary did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list.

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Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 8,280
Minnesota 6,264
Kansas 6,339
Iowa 5,966
Nebraska 1,612
South Dakota 222

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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).

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