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2027 Best Value Project Management Schools in North Dakota

[Project Management](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/business-administration-and-management/project-management/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for project management students.

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• Best Value Project Management Schools in North Dakota

2027 Best Value Project Management Schools in North Dakota

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the project management degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Project Management Schools

1

Minot State University
Minot, ND

$8,702 In-State Tuition & Fees

$23,250 Avg Student Debt

$51,759 Median Earnings (10yr)

Minot State University tops our 2027 list of the best value project management schools in North Dakota. Minot State University is a mid-sized public school located in the city of Minot. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $8,702. Project Management graduates carry a median of $23,250 in student loans. Soon after graduation, project management degree recipients from Minot State University generally make around $46,187. Set against $23,250 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 65% of applicants are accepted.

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University Of Mary
Bismarck, ND

$22,356 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,654 Avg Student Debt

$60,909 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at University Of Mary earned it the #2 place for project management. Located in the rural area of Bismarck, University Of Mary is a mid-sized private not-for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $22,356. Typical student debt for project management graduates is $27,654. Early-career project management graduates make about $65,591. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. University Of Mary admits about 75% of applicants.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.