Online Degrees and Programs at Valley City State University

Valley City State University offers 73 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 53 major programs - 16 Certificate, 1 Associate, 25 Bachelors, 3 Masters, and 8 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $8,580 for North Dakota residents and $13,544 for out-of-state students.

Total 458 students out of total 1,806 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 448 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Valley City State University is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Valley City State University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For North Dakota residents, the tuition & fees are $8,580 and $13,544 for non-North Dakota residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $8,075 and $8,075 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $221 for North Dakota residents and $386 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $367 for North Dakota residents and $367 for out-of-state students.

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Online Programs By Area of Study

Valley City State University offers 73 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 53 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 16 Certificates, 1 Associates, 25 Bachelors, 3 Masters, 8 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Valley City State University, there are 1,806 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 1,008 students were attending classes through distance learning (458 students are enrolled exclusively and 550 are enrolled in some online courses).

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 458 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 337 North Dakota Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 119 students living in the U.S. States other than North Dakota, and 2 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

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