2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in North Dakota
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 Master's Degree Schools in North Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in North Dakota to see which ones offered the best master's degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in North Dakota
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our 2023 rankings named University of Jamestown the best school in North Dakota for students working on their master’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that UJ does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 59% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mary. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree 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. In fact, around 80% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of North Dakota helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in North Dakota.
UND does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 71% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at North Dakota State University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 20% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Valley City State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list.
Since the graduate programs at Valley City State University are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
With a ranking of #6, Dickinson State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at DSU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 98% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Minot State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at MSU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 88% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Rasmussen University - North Dakota came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, Rasmussen University - North Dakota is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 8 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%.
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