Which North Dakota State College of Science associate's program has the lowest debt?

Electrical Engineering Technology and Liberal Arts and General Studies graduates leave with a median of $11,000 in federal loans, the lowest among 11 North Dakota State College of Science associate's programs that report debt.

How much does North Dakota State College of Science cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $5,974 a year, and $6,973 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $11,261 a year.

How many North Dakota State College of Science programs report graduate pay?

12 associate's programs at North Dakota State College of Science report first-year pay, and 11 of them also report federal debt.

North Dakota State College of Science Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Wahpeton, ND
1,909 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

12 North Dakota State College of Science associate's programs report what graduates earn. Agricultural Mechanization pays the most in the first year ($62,531), and Liberal Arts and General Studies the least ($31,521). The median program pays $49,713.

In-state tuition and fees$5,974Per year. Out-of-state $6,973

Average net price after aid$11,261Per year

Graduation rate55%Within 1.5 times the normal program length

All 12 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in North Dakota" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across North Dakota. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in North Dakota
1	Agricultural MechanizationAbout 37 graduates a year	$62,531	$68,155	$12,553	1st of 1
2	Industrial TechnologyAbout 6 graduates a year	$59,489	Not reported	$18,609	2nd of 2
3	NursingAbout 33 graduates a year	$59,229	$69,172	$30,098	5th of 5
4	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 95 graduates a year	$56,659	$63,841	$11,835	1st of 1
5	Welding and MachiningAbout 21 graduates a year	$51,647	$61,453	$11,246	1st of 1
6	Environmental Control TechnologyAbout 15 graduates a year	$50,780	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
7	Agricultural BusinessAbout 44 graduates a year	$48,646	$52,517	$11,956	1st of 2
8	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 31 graduates a year	$48,565	$52,083	$15,320	1st of 1
9	Electrical Engineering TechnologyGraduates a year not reported	$45,253	$69,547	$11,000	2nd of 2
10	Practical NursingAbout 22 graduates a year	$41,956	$59,092	$24,385	1st of 1
11	Business AdministrationAbout 30 graduates a year	$31,594	$39,819	$14,762	2nd of 2
12	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 83 graduates a year	$31,521	$35,804	$11,000	3rd of 4

Program names link to the program's own page, and North Dakota ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five North Dakota programs in the field do too.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Agricultural Mechanization$62,531
Industrial Technology$59,489
Nursing$59,229
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair$56,659
Welding and Machining$51,647

Lowest median debt

Electrical Engineering Technology$11,000
Liberal Arts and General Studies$11,000
Welding and Machining$11,246
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair$11,835
Agricultural Business$11,956

Largest programs

Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 95 graduates a year
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 83 graduates a year
Agricultural BusinessAbout 44 graduates a year
Agricultural MechanizationAbout 37 graduates a year
NursingAbout 33 graduates a year

Common questions

Agricultural Mechanization graduates earn a median of $62,531 in their first year, the most of 12 North Dakota State College of Science associate's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of North Dakota rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels