Which Valley City State bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Wildlife Science graduates leave with a median of $25,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 4 Valley City State bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Valley City State cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $8,514 a year, and $13,544 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $11,890 a year.

How many Valley City State programs report graduate pay?

4 bachelor's programs and 2 certificate programs at Valley City State report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

Valley City State Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Valley City State University
Public university
Valley City, ND
958 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

4 Valley City State bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Subject-Area Teacher Education pays the most in the first year ($49,582), and Teacher Education the least ($44,179). The median program pays $46,026. Valley City State also has 2 certificate programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$8,514Per year. Out-of-state $13,544

Average net price after aid$11,890Per year

Graduation rate53%Within 6 years

Admission rate99%Of applicants

All 4 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	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 41 graduates a year	$49,582	$51,811	$26,041	1st of 6
2	Business AdministrationAbout 22 graduates a year	$47,799	$58,211	$27,000	7th of 9
3	Wildlife ScienceAbout 14 graduates a year	$44,253	$50,283	$25,500	1st of 1
4	Teacher EducationAbout 96 graduates a year	$44,179	$46,680	$26,000	6th of 7

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.

Both certificate programs

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
Leisure and Recreational ActivitiesGraduates a year not reported	$45,018	Not reported	$23,158	1st of 1
Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 37 graduates a year	$44,886	Not reported	$22,747	1st of 1

Common questions

Subject-Area Teacher Education graduates earn a median of $49,582 in their first year, the most of 4 Valley City State 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