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Best Graduate Certificate Schools in North Dakota

2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in North Dakota

5 Schools Ranked

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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Graduate Certificate Schools in North Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in North Dakota to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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Top Graduate Certificate Schools in North Dakota

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Valley City State University

Valley City, North Dakota
17 Total Awards
$8,026 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Valley City State University to be the best school for students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in North Dakota. Valley City, North Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 17 students in .

If you are interested in distance education, Valley City State University is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.

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#2

University of Mary

Bismarck, North Dakota
11 Total Awards
$11,692 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Mary is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate. UMary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bismarck, North Dakota. It awarded 11 graduate certificates in .

UMary does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 76% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.

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#3

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
94 Total Awards
$13,677 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in North Dakota list. Grand Forks, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 94 students in .

Online graduate courses are available at UND, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 69% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.

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46 Total Awards
$8,746 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in North Dakota list. North Dakota State University is located in Fargo, North Dakota and has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 46 graduate certificates to qualified students.

Online graduate courses are available at North Dakota State University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2022-2023 about 30% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#5

Minot State University

Minot, North Dakota
6 Total Awards
$10,817 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minot State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in North Dakota list. Located in Minot, North Dakota, the small public school handed out 6 graduate certificate awards in .

MSU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2022-2023 year, about 76% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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