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2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in North Dakota

5 Schools Ranked
$22,849 Avg Student Debt

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
$7,723 Average Tuition & Fees
$22,849 Avg Student Debt

Our analysis found Valley City State University to be the best school for students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in North Dakota.

By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $22,849 in student loans.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Valley City State University. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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#2

University of Mary

Bismarck, North Dakota
$13,304 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Mary. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in North Dakota list.

UMary 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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 80% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#3

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
$13,217 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in North Dakota list.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UND. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 71% took at least some of their classes online.

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$8,381 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at North Dakota State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in North Dakota.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at North Dakota State University. In fact, around 20% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#5

Minot State University

Minot, North Dakota
$10,263 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minot State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in North Dakota list.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at MSU. In fact, around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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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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