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2023 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Schools in North Dakota

6 Schools Ranked

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Doctor's Degree Schools in North Dakota ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in North Dakota to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

211 Total Awards
$8,381 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named North Dakota State University - Main Campus the most popular school in North Dakota for students working on their doctor’s degree. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 211 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 59% of those degree recipients were women.

North Dakota State University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 20% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#2

University of North Dakota

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

Out of the 6 schools in North Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the # 2 spot on the list. Grand Forks, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 181 students in 2020-2021.

Around 61% of those degree recipients were women.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UND. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 71% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#3

University of Mary

Bismarck, North Dakota
129 Total Awards
$13,304 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Mary is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree. UMary is located in Bismarck, North Dakota and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 129 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 78% were women.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UMary. In 2019-2020 about 80% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#4

University of Jamestown

Jamestown, North Dakota
34 Total Awards

Out of the 6 schools in North Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Jamestown landed the # 4 spot on the list. UJ is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jamestown, North Dakota. It awarded 34 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 56% of those degree recipients were women.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UJ. 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.

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#5

Trinity Bible College and Graduate School

Ellendale, North Dakota
$12,429 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity Bible College and Graduate School. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list.

Trinity does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 8% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#5

Rasmussen University - North Dakota

Fargo, North Dakota
$5,615 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in North Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Rasmussen University - North Dakota landed the # 5 spot on the list.

Since the graduate programs at Rasmussen University - North Dakota are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

References

  • 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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