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Bismarck State College
Bismarck, ND · Public · 2,839 students · mostly associate degrees
8th-cheapest of 24 North Dakota colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$10,270
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$15,771
Graduation rate
47%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$54,277
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$11,533
Pell grant recipients
15%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
63 programsBusiness Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree40 grads/yr$122,948Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree43 grads/yr$121,039Instrumentation Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree20 grads/yr$118,853Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree65 grads/yr$115,316Electrician · Associate's Degree11 grads/yr$101,828Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma20 grads/yr$94,634Electrician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma41 grads/yr$68,875Clinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree42 grads/yr$66,683Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Other · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma38 grads/yr$65,425Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma26 grads/yr$62,014Farm/Farm and Ranch Management · Associate's Degree34 grads/yr$58,392General Studies · Associate's Degree293 grads/yr$51,767Business/Commerce, General · Associate's Degree11 grads/yr$44,242Design and Visual Communications, General · Associate's Degree18 grads/yr$37,776
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.