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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities 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 / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, liberal arts / sciences and humanities students earned 953 degrees and certificates from a North Dakota school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities 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 / sciences and humanities 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best North Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Liberal Arts & Humanities

#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 / sciences and humanities students working on their bachelor’s degree. UND is a 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 #4 for overall quality for liberal arts / sciences and humanities in North Dakota.

Read full report on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at University of North Dakota

Out of the 4 schools in North Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Mayville State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Mayville, Mayville State University is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mayville State University are $7,622 a year.

Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Mayville State University Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Minot State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in North Dakota. 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.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MSU is ranked #5 for overall quality for liberal arts / sciences and humanities in North Dakota.

Read full report on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Minot State University

#4

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Mary. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities 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.

UMary undergraduate students pay an average of $20,290 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UMary not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list.

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Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

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

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 556,813

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 149,215
English Language & Literature 54,635
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 33,333
Theology & Religious Vocations 27,459
Philosophy & Religious Studies 19,993

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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