Education at University of North Dakota

If you plan to study education, take a look at what University of North Dakota has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UND is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and approximately 13,615 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 115 education majors received their bachelor's degree from UND.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

UND Education Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Education (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in Education (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at UND

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UND offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UND Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at UND compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at UND is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Education Basic Certificate Schools	71
Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	148
Most Focused Education Graduate Certificate Schools	316
Most Focused Education Schools	549

In 2021, 231 students received their master’s degree in education from UND. This makes it the #161 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #176 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UND

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at University of North Dakota.

UND Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 115 students earned a bachelor's degree in education from UND. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at UND are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Dakota with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	105
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UND Education Master’s Program

Of the 231 students who graduated with a master’s in education from UND in 2021, 13% were men and 87% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from UND, 85% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Dakota with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	197
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

UND also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 23 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of North Dakota. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Special Education	129
Teacher Education Grade Specific	126
Teacher Education Subject Specific	48
Student Counseling	32
Educational Assessment	18
Educational Administration	15
Instructional Media Design	9
Curriculum & Instruction	9
Teaching English or French	6
General Education	1

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for ND, the home state for University of North Dakota.

Occupation	Jobs in ND	Average Salary in ND
Teacher Assistants	5,020	$32,550
Elementary School Teachers	4,350	$55,860
High School Teachers	2,830	$55,400
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,750	$31,730
Middle School Teachers	1,240	$60,900

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By MatthewUND under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.