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2023 Most Popular Education Schools in North Dakota

9 Colleges
$41,600 Avg Salary
$26,743 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education 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 Most Popular Education Schools in North Dakota ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in North Dakota to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a .

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Dakota the most popular school in North Dakota for education students. UND is a large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

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Out of the 9 schools in North Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a large student population.

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#3

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

Out of the 9 schools in North Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mary landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Bismarck, UMary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Valley City State University

Valley City, ND

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valley City State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Schools in North Dakota list. Valley City State University is a small public school located in the town of Valley City.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minot State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Schools in North Dakota list. MSU is a small public school located in the town of Minot.

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#6

University of Jamestown

Jamestown, ND

University of Jamestown landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular education programs. Located in the remote town of Jamestown, UJ is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Mayville State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in North Dakota list. Located in the remote area of Mayville, Mayville State University is a public school with a small student population.

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#8

Dickinson State University

Dickinson, ND

Dickinson State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in North Dakota list. Located in the town of Dickinson, DSU is a public college with a small student population.

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#9

Sitting Bull College

Fort Yates, ND

Sitting Bull College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in North Dakota list. Sitting Bull College is a small public school located in the remote area of Fort Yates.

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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 9 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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