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2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in North Dakota

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$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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in North Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in North Dakota to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

Check out the nursing doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in North Dakota.

#1

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

Our 2023 rankings named University of Mary the most popular school in North Dakota for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. UMary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Bismarck.

About 91% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 9% are male.

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 #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the city of Fargo.

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#3

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of North Dakota helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in North Dakota. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rasmussen University - North Dakota. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list. Located in the city of Fargo, Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Full Nursing at Rasmussen University - North Dakota Report

Best Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 4 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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