2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in North Dakota
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in North Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in North Dakota to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in North Dakota
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Our analysis found North Dakota State University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in North Dakota. This fairly large public school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 69 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 48% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able 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.
Out of the 8 schools in North Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the # 2 spot on the list. UND is a public institution located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 40 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 57% 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.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Minot State University is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Minot, North Dakota, the small public school handed out 22 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 41% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at MSU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 88% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Out of the 8 schools in North Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Valley City State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Valley City State University is a public institution located in Valley City, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $22,849 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 81% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, Valley City State University is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mary. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in North Dakota list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Bismarck, North Dakota, and it awarded 7 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 14% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UMary. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 80% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #6, Mayville State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. Mayville State University is a public institution located in Mayville, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Mayville State University is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
With a ranking of #7, Sitting Bull College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Sitting Bull College. In 2019-2020 about 54% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Dickinson State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in North Dakota list.
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.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 8 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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