2023 Most Popular Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in North Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in North Dakota to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 Master's Degree Schools in North Dakota
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Our 2023 rankings named University of North Dakota the most popular school in North Dakota for students working on their master’s degree. This fairly large public school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 795 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 68% were women.
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.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a great place for students working on their master’s degree. North Dakota State University is a public institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 441 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that North Dakota State University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 20% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mary. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list. UMary is located in Bismarck, North Dakota and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 389 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 60% were women.
Some students may be able 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minot State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list. MSU is a small public school situated in Minot, North Dakota. It awarded 112 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 59% were women.
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.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Jamestown is a great place for students working on their master’s degree. Jamestown, North Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 49 students in 2020-2021.
Around 76% 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.
Valley City State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota ranking. Valley City State University is located in Valley City, North Dakota and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
Since the graduate programs at Valley City State University are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Trinity Bible College and Graduate School landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree programs. This very small private not-for-profit school is located in Ellendale, North Dakota, and it awarded 16 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 31% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Trinity. In fact, around 8% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Mayville State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree programs. Located in Mayville, North Dakota, the small public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 42% were women.
Since the graduate programs at Mayville State University are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
With a ranking of #9, Dickinson State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their master’s degree. DSU is a public institution located in Dickinson, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 64% were women.
One thing to take note of is that DSU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 98% took at least some of their classes online.
Rasmussen University - North Dakota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a very small private for-profit school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 7 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 86% of those degree recipients were women.
Rasmussen University - North Dakota 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 #11, Sitting Bull College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their master’s degree. Fort Yates, North Dakota is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Sitting Bull College. In fact, around 54% 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 11 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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