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Best Value Degrees in North Dakota (2026)

Top 100 of 112 programs in North Dakota · Updated 2026

The best college programs in North Dakota, ranked by overall value. We scored 112 programs across North Dakota schools on earnings, AI resilience, job demand, and tuition ROI. The top programs average $53,519/yr in graduate earnings.

Programs in ND

112

Avg Earnings (Top 100)

$53,519/yr

Avg DW Score

73/100

#1 Program

Business Administration

Bismarck State College

Top Programs in North Dakota

Top 100 programs by DegreeWorth Score. Click any row for full analysis.

#	Program	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	Business Administration Bismarck State College · Bismarck, ND	96 90–98	$100,668/yr	High	61.8x
2	Nursing (RN/BSN) Mayville State University · Mayville, ND	89 83–89	$77,525/yr	High	23.4x
3	Nursing (RN/BSN) Minot State University · Minot, ND	88 82–87	$72,522/yr	High	21.1x
4	Nursing (RN/BSN) Rasmussen University-North Dakota · Fargo, ND	87 81–86	$74,861/yr	High	17.7x
5	Nursing (RN/BSN) Dickinson State University · Dickinson, ND	87 81–85	$68,151/yr	High	19.3x
6	Nursing (RN/BSN) University of North Dakota · Grand Forks, ND	87 81–84	$73,097/yr	High	16.9x
7	Business Administration Dickinson State University · Dickinson, ND	84 79–84	$50,830/yr	High	14.4x
8	Business Administration University of North Dakota · Grand Forks, ND	84 79–84	$53,776/yr	High	13.7x
9	Nursing (RN/BSN) North Dakota State University-Main Campus · Fargo, ND	86 81–83	$70,821/yr	High	15.5x
10	Business Administration Valley City State University · Valley City, ND	84 78–84	$47,799/yr	High	16.1x
11	Business Administration Mayville State University · Mayville, ND	83 77–84	$44,934/yr	High	17.7x
12	Computer & Information Science University of North Dakota · Grand Forks, ND	84 73–85	$65,020/yr	Very High	17.9x
13	Agricultural Business North Dakota State University-Main Campus · Fargo, ND	81 77–82	$59,953/yr	High	15.3x
14	Business Administration Rasmussen University-North Dakota · Fargo, ND	84 80–82	$59,693/yr	High	11.2x
15	Criminal Justice Minot State University · Minot, ND	80 77–79	$45,579/yr	Moderate	14.0x
16	Business Administration Minot State University · Minot, ND	82 76–82	$44,408/yr	High	15.5x
17	Computer Science North Dakota State University-Main Campus · Fargo, ND	82 69–85	$60,426/yr	Very High	19.4x
18	Finance North Dakota State University-Main Campus · Fargo, ND	80 74–83	$53,163/yr	Very High	15.1x
19	Teacher Education (Subject-Specific) Mayville State University · Mayville, ND	81 77–81	$47,650/yr	High	16.5x
20	Accounting University of North Dakota · Grand Forks, ND	80 74–82	$61,280/yr	Very High	15.1x
21	Allied Health & Diagnostic Professions North Dakota State University-Main Campus · Fargo, ND	79 77–76	$67,303/yr	Moderate	14.8x
22	Business Administration North Dakota State University-Main Campus · Fargo, ND	81 75–82	$48,105/yr	High	13.3x
23	IT Management Rasmussen University-North Dakota · Fargo, ND	79 69–81	$59,685/yr	Very High	14.0x
24	Teacher Education (General) Dickinson State University · Dickinson, ND	79 78–77	$49,811/yr	High	12.9x
25	Teacher Education (General) Mayville State University · Mayville, ND	78 77–76	$45,438/yr	High	14.2x
26	Teacher Education (General) Minot State University · Minot, ND	79 78–78	$48,425/yr	High	12.7x
27	Finance University of North Dakota · Grand Forks, ND	78 71–81	$49,785/yr	Very High	13.7x
28	Agricultural Production Operations North Dakota State University-Main Campus · Fargo, ND	78 75–77	$62,869/yr	High	15.7x
29	Accounting North Dakota State University-Main Campus · Fargo, ND	79 72–81	$57,695/yr	Very High	14.6x
30	Teacher Education (Subject-Specific) Valley City State University · Valley City, ND	80 77–79	$49,582/yr	High	14.2x
31	Criminal Justice University of North Dakota · Grand Forks, ND	76 72–77	$42,825/yr	Moderate	12.8x
32	Computer Engineering North Dakota State University-Main Campus · Fargo, ND	82 72–84	$76,558/yr	Very High	16.6x
33	Teacher Education (Subject-Specific) Minot State University · Minot, ND	78 74–78	$44,973/yr	High	14.3x
34	Teacher Education (General) Valley City State University · Valley City, ND	76 75–74	$44,179/yr	High	12.7x
35	Teacher Education (Subject-Specific) Dickinson State University · Dickinson, ND	76 73–76	$44,841/yr	High	12.7x
36	Accounting Dickinson State University · Dickinson, ND	77 71–78	$51,006/yr	Very High	13.7x
37	Business Administration University of Mary · Bismarck, ND	76 71–78	$57,057/yr	High	7.5x
38	Medical Laboratory Science University of North Dakota · Grand Forks, ND	75 73–71	$68,029/yr	Moderate	14.7x
39	Finance Rasmussen University-North Dakota · Fargo, ND	74 68–77	$47,744/yr	Very High	11.6x
40	Marketing Minot State University · Minot, ND	77 71–77	$52,036/yr	Very High	16.0x
41	Computer Science Rasmussen University-North Dakota · Fargo, ND	76 63–78	$53,832/yr	Very High	13.2x
42	Health Administration Rasmussen University-North Dakota · Fargo, ND	75 69–75	$46,361/yr	High	9.9x
43	Accounting Rasmussen University-North Dakota · Fargo, ND	74 67–76	$53,285/yr	Very High	11.0x
44	Nursing (RN/BSN) University of Jamestown · Jamestown, ND	76 72–74	$74,094/yr	High	6.4x
45	Nursing (RN/BSN) University of Mary · Bismarck, ND	78 73–75	$72,453/yr	High	7.4x
46	Marketing University of North Dakota · Grand Forks, ND	74 66–77	$48,843/yr	Very High	15.7x
47	Teacher Education (Subject-Specific) North Dakota State University-Main Campus · Fargo, ND	75 73–74	$46,970/yr	High	10.6x
48	Criminal Justice North Dakota State University-Main Campus · Fargo, ND	71 67–73	$38,057/yr	Moderate	11.9x
49	Medical Laboratory Science North Dakota State University-Main Campus · Fargo, ND	72 70–70	$58,799/yr	Moderate	14.8x
50	Information Science Rasmussen University-North Dakota · Fargo, ND	79 69–79	$64,329/yr	Very High	11.6x
51	Human Resources Rasmussen University-North Dakota · Fargo, ND	75 71–75	$56,465/yr	High	11.7x
52	Human Resources Dickinson State University · Dickinson, ND	76 72–76	$50,122/yr	High	12.7x
53	Natural Resources Management and Policy North Dakota State University-Main Campus · Fargo, ND	71 66–73	$40,971/yr	High	13.0x
54	Marketing North Dakota State University-Main Campus · Fargo, ND	72 65–75	$47,815/yr	Very High	14.6x
55	Teacher Education (General) University of North Dakota · Grand Forks, ND	70 70–70	$42,057/yr	High	10.2x
56	Business Administration University of Jamestown · Jamestown, ND	71 65–73	$47,850/yr	High	5.4x
57	Civil Engineering University of North Dakota · Grand Forks, ND	72 67–73	$73,260/yr	High	18.8x
58	Electrical Engineering University of North Dakota · Grand Forks, ND	73 66–75	$78,285/yr	Very High	21.5x
59	Mechanical Engineering University of North Dakota · Grand Forks, ND	72 66–73	$73,603/yr	Very High	19.3x
60	Agricultural Mechanization North Dakota State University-Main Campus · Fargo, ND	67 65–67	$52,387/yr	Moderate	15.9x
61	Industrial Engineering North Dakota State University-Main Campus · Fargo, ND	73 67–73	$68,873/yr	High	18.7x
62	Civil Engineering North Dakota State University-Main Campus · Fargo, ND	72 66–72	$72,729/yr	High	17.7x
63	Electrical Engineering North Dakota State University-Main Campus · Fargo, ND	72 65–74	$75,212/yr	Very High	20.2x
64	Mechanical Engineering North Dakota State University-Main Campus · Fargo, ND	72 65–73	$72,158/yr	Very High	18.9x
65	Construction Engineering Technologies North Dakota State University-Main Campus · Fargo, ND	72 67–73	$74,199/yr	Very High	16.1x
66	Human Development & Family Studies North Dakota State University-Main Campus · Fargo, ND	69 69–68	$41,717/yr	High	9.6x
67	Hospitality Management North Dakota State University-Main Campus · Fargo, ND	70 66–71	$41,984/yr	High	10.7x
68	Criminal Justice Rasmussen University-North Dakota · Fargo, ND	68 66–68	$39,317/yr	Moderate	7.9x
69	Teacher Education (General) University of Jamestown · Jamestown, ND	67 65–68	$49,608/yr	High	4.0x
70	Social Work Minot State University · Minot, ND	70 69–67	$44,731/yr	Moderate	13.1x
71	Chemical Engineering University of North Dakota · Grand Forks, ND	70 65–72	$73,112/yr	High	20.1x
72	Petroleum Engineering University of North Dakota · Grand Forks, ND	70 64–72	$73,821/yr	High	20.9x
73	Social Work University of North Dakota · Grand Forks, ND	70 70–67	$49,695/yr	Moderate	11.4x
74	Aviation University of North Dakota · Grand Forks, ND	66 60–69	$46,193/yr	Moderate	19.9x
75	Microbiology & Immunology North Dakota State University-Main Campus · Fargo, ND	68 59–70	$40,262/yr	High	14.7x
76	Kinesiology & Exercise Science North Dakota State University-Main Campus · Fargo, ND	64 60–65	$36,646/yr	Moderate	12.5x
77	Management Information Systems (MIS) North Dakota State University-Main Campus · Fargo, ND	68 57–72	$64,181/yr	Very High	20.3x
78	Teacher Education (General) University of Mary · Bismarck, ND	65 64–66	$44,806/yr	High	4.2x
79	Allied Health & Diagnostic Professions University of Mary · Bismarck, ND	65 63–64	$55,153/yr	Moderate	5.4x
80	Entrepreneurship University of North Dakota · Grand Forks, ND	70 65–70	$40,142/yr	High	8.2x
81	Marketing Rasmussen University-North Dakota · Fargo, ND	65 57–68	$41,377/yr	Very High	11.0x
82	Teacher Education (Subject-Specific) University of Mary · Bismarck, ND	65 61–66	$43,299/yr	High	4.0x
83	Homeland Security North Dakota State University-Main Campus · Fargo, ND	67 66–65	$42,802/yr	Moderate	8.9x
84	Public Relations & Advertising North Dakota State University-Main Campus · Fargo, ND	63 56–67	$39,223/yr	High	12.5x
85	Apparel and Textiles North Dakota State University-Main Campus · Fargo, ND	63 58–65	$40,558/yr	High	11.5x
86	Liberal Arts & General Studies Minot State University · Minot, ND	61 64–57	$44,614/yr	Low	11.9x
87	Plant Science North Dakota State University-Main Campus · Fargo, ND	65 62–65	$49,048/yr	High	10.3x
88	Liberal Arts & General Studies University of North Dakota · Grand Forks, ND	58 61–56	$42,948/yr	Low	12.3x
89	Computer Systems Analysis University of North Dakota · Grand Forks, ND	65 56–66	$53,865/yr	Very High	11.3x
90	Design & Applied Arts North Dakota State University-Main Campus · Fargo, ND	60 58–60	$41,846/yr	High	10.7x
91	Animal Science North Dakota State University-Main Campus · Fargo, ND	57 53–60	$39,290/yr	High	11.9x
92	Social Sciences, General University of North Dakota · Grand Forks, ND	60 57–61	$34,490/yr	High	6.9x
93	Sociology North Dakota State University-Main Campus · Fargo, ND	60 57–60	$40,451/yr	High	10.1x
94	Agriculture North Dakota State University-Main Campus · Fargo, ND	62 57–61	$55,828/yr	High	11.9x
95	Biology University of North Dakota · Grand Forks, ND	53 42–60	$28,056/yr	High	15.5x
96	Psychology University of North Dakota · Grand Forks, ND	57 49–61	$33,487/yr	High	11.7x
97	Psychology North Dakota State University-Main Campus · Fargo, ND	58 52–60	$35,891/yr	High	10.6x
98	Political Science North Dakota State University-Main Campus · Fargo, ND	53 43–63	$26,635/yr	Very High	14.3x
99	Dietetics & Nutrition North Dakota State University-Main Campus · Fargo, ND	57 51–57	$49,443/yr	High	12.0x
100	Wildlife & Fisheries Science Valley City State University · Valley City, ND	56 52–57	$44,253/yr	High	13.8x

Methodology

This ranking includes the top 100 programs at North Dakota colleges and universities, drawn from 112 total programs with earnings data. Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score (0–100), which combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and tuition ROI.

Only in-state tuition is used for ROI calculations. Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best college program in North Dakota?

By DegreeWorth Score, Business Administration at Bismarck State College ranks #1 in North Dakota with a score of 96/100 and graduate earnings of $100,668/yr.

How many college programs are in North Dakota?

Our database includes 112 programs across North Dakota colleges with reported earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.