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2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Dakota

5 Colleges
$61,137 Avg Salary
$20,697 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, education students earned 619 degrees and certificates from a North Dakota school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Dakota ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in North Dakota to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in North Dakota

The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top North Dakota Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Education

#1

Valley City State University

Valley City, ND

Our analysis found Valley City State University to be the best school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in North Dakota. Valley City State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Valley City.

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Out of the 5 schools in North Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minot State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. MSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Minot.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Mayville State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in North Dakota. Located in the rural area of Mayville, Mayville State University is a public school with a small student population.

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#4

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of North Dakota helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in North Dakota. UND is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at North Dakota State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in North Dakota. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Education Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 2,994
Missouri 4,657
Minnesota 6,976
Iowa 1,401
Nebraska 2,838
South Dakota 453

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784
Student Counseling 13,840
Instructional Media Design 8,387
Teaching English or French 4,743
Other Education 2,513
Multilingual Education 1,672
Educational Assessment 1,215
Education Philosophy 421
International Education 257
Teaching Assistants 20

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.

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