Minot State ranked No. 5 most affordable online colleges by College Consensus

MINOT, N.D. – Minot State University is ranked as the fifth most affordable college online college for 2024 by College Consensus, an online resource with over four million visitors in 2023.

“We have worked hard to provide multiple online options at an affordable rate for our students, so we are very proud to earn this ranking,” said Robert Norman, director, MSU Center for Extended Learning. Our selection of online courses is constantly growing. Every semester, we have dozens of courses in development, and courses that have been previously developed are undergoing redevelopments and periodic reviews to ensure their quality.”

MSU was the highest-rated college or university in North Dakota and was ranked No. 34 overall in the 2024 list of most affordable colleges and universities. Minot State was the only North Dakota University System school in the top 10 in the affordable online college category and the only NDUS institution in the top 50 in the affordable colleges and universities category.

College Consensus uses a unique methodology of averaging a school's publisher consensus, its average rating score from the most respected college rankings, and its student consensus score, an average student review from around the web. The University finished with an overall student review score of 75.4 and a publisher score of 53.5.

Minot State’s overall out-of-state tuition cost of $8,508 ranked the University fifth overall and was the fourth most affordable rate among public institutions. Read more about College Consensus’s online rankings HERE and their overall ranking HERE.

About Minot State University
Minot State University is a public university dedicated to excellence in education, scholarship, and community engagement achieved through rigorous academic experiences, active learning environments, commitment to public service, and a vibrant campus life.

Published: 04/10/24   




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