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

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Finding the Best Nursing Master'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in North Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in North Dakota to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Colleges.

#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 master’s degree. UMary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Bismarck.

Of the 34 students majoring in nursing at UMary, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of North Dakota helped the school earn the #2 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 large student population.

Women make up 78% of the nursing majors at the school.

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Out of the 4 schools in North Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Rasmussen University - North Dakota landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fargo, Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the midsize city of Fargo.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Colleges 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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