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Grand Forks, North Dakota has 5 accredited schools offering software development programs, with tuition ranging from $8,514 to $15,764 per year for indexed programs. Grand Forks has a population of about 58,882. Median household income is $63,838 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 39.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In North Dakota, the top-earning software development-related role is Computer Systems Analyst at a median $105,470 annually (BLS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer software development programs near Grand Forks, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Grand Forks city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS). To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked against schools at the same credential level:
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Grand Forks. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all North Dakota schools on the North Dakota software development page.
Grand Forks is part of the Grand Forks, ND-MN metro area (BLS area code 24220). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to North Dakota statewide.
| Occupation | Median Wage | Source | COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developer | $92,120 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $106,251 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester | $83,920 | ND statewide | $96,794 |
| Computer Programmer | $92,280 | ND statewide | $106,436 |
| Computer Systems Analyst | $105,470 | ND statewide | $121,649 |
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 58,882 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $63,838 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 39.2% | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 86.7 (below U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
Our directory has 5 accredited schools offering software development programs near Grand Forks. The closest is University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, ND (0.7 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Valley City State University (81.2 miles). 5 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying software development-related roles near Grand Forks are: Computer Systems Analyst ($105,470), Computer Programmer ($92,280), Software Developer ($92,120). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with North Dakota statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Fargo, ND is 73.2 miles from Grand Forks and has its own set of local software development programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Grand Forks’s median household income of $63,838 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Grand Forks while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and North Dakota public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
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Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Grand Forks:
Data verified: August 11, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
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