Which University of North Dakota bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Criminal Justice graduates leave with a median of $19,875 in federal loans, the lowest among 23 University of North Dakota bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does University of North Dakota cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $10,951 a year, and $15,570 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $18,551 a year.

How many University of North Dakota programs report graduate pay?

24 bachelor's programs and one certificate program at University of North Dakota report first-year pay, and 24 of them also report federal debt.

University of North Dakota Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public university
Grand Forks, ND
9,981 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

24 University of North Dakota bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Electrical Engineering pays the most in the first year ($78,285), and Zoology the least ($24,721). The median program pays $49,740. University of North Dakota also has one certificate program that reports pay.

In-state tuition and fees$10,951Per year. Out-of-state $15,570

Average net price after aid$18,551Per year

Graduation rate60%Within 6 years

Admission rate77%Of applicants

All 24 bachelor'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 bachelor'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	Electrical EngineeringAbout 38 graduates a year	$78,285	$98,547	$27,000	1st of 2
2	Petroleum EngineeringAbout 9 graduates a year	$73,821	$95,721	$27,000	1st of 1
3	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 65 graduates a year	$73,603	$88,823	$27,000	1st of 2
4	Civil EngineeringAbout 32 graduates a year	$73,260	$86,788	$26,600	1st of 2
5	Chemical EngineeringAbout 29 graduates a year	$73,112	$92,442	$26,950	1st of 1
6	NursingAbout 118 graduates a year	$73,097	$78,210	$25,792	3rd of 7
7	Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 36 graduates a year	$68,029	$68,989	$26,043	1st of 2
8	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 13 graduates a year	$65,020	$82,886	$25,625	1st of 1
9	AccountingAbout 50 graduates a year	$61,280	$70,589	$24,780	1st of 3
10	Computer Systems AnalysisAbout 9 graduates a year	$53,865	Not reported	$27,000	1st of 1
11	Business AdministrationAbout 93 graduates a year	$53,776	$64,524	$23,000	3rd of 9
12	FinanceAbout 47 graduates a year	$49,785	$64,337	$24,093	2nd of 2
13	Social WorkAbout 64 graduates a year	$49,695	$54,263	$26,000	1st of 2
14	MarketingAbout 87 graduates a year	$48,843	$73,366	$24,187	2nd of 3
15	AviationAbout 337 graduates a year	$46,193	$91,399	$22,769	1st of 1
16	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 105 graduates a year	$42,948	$58,428	$24,901	2nd of 3
17	Criminal JusticeAbout 64 graduates a year	$42,825	$60,352	$19,875	2nd of 3
18	Teacher EducationAbout 55 graduates a year	$42,057	$49,029	$27,000	7th of 7
19	EntrepreneurshipAbout 13 graduates a year	$40,142	Not reported	$26,000	1st of 1
20	CommunicationsAbout 61 graduates a year	$34,963	$54,177	$24,000	1st of 1
21	Social SciencesAbout 13 graduates a year	$34,490	Not reported	$27,431	1st of 1
22	PsychologyAbout 117 graduates a year	$33,487	$55,670	$23,905	2nd of 2
23	BiologyAbout 74 graduates a year	$28,056	$72,158	$22,500	2nd of 2
24	ZoologyAbout 9 graduates a year	$24,721	Not reported	Not reported	2nd of 2

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.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

2 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

One certificate program

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in North Dakota" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across North Dakota.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in North Dakota
Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 72 graduates a year	$65,073	Not reported	$29,650	1st of 1

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Electrical Engineering$78,285
Petroleum Engineering$73,821
Mechanical Engineering$73,603
Civil Engineering$73,260
Chemical Engineering$73,112

Lowest median debt

Criminal Justice$19,875
Biology$22,500
Aviation$22,769
Business Administration$23,000
Psychology$23,905

Largest programs

AviationAbout 337 graduates a year
NursingAbout 118 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 117 graduates a year
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 105 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 93 graduates a year

Common questions

Electrical Engineering graduates earn a median of $78,285 in their first year, the most of 24 University of North Dakota bachelor'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