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2023 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in North Dakota

3 Colleges
$115,233 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was ranked 2nd in North Dakota. In fact, 976 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in North Dakota ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in North Dakota to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota

Check out the nursing doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top North Dakota Schools for a Doctorate in Nursing

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Dakota the best school in North Dakota for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a large student population.

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#2

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Mary helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in North Dakota. UMary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Bismarck.

Full Nursing at University of Mary Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 6,840
Minnesota 14,890
Kansas 2,633
Iowa 2,966
Nebraska 1,908
South Dakota 1,022

Nursing is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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