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2023 Best Nursing Schools in North Dakota

4 Colleges
$67,225 Avg Salary
$28,891 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was ranked 5th in North Dakota. In fact, 100 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Nursing Schools in North Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in North Dakota to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Nursing Schools in North Dakota

The following schools top our list of the Best Nursing Colleges.

Top North Dakota Schools in Nursing

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

Our analysis found University of North Dakota to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a degree in North Dakota. UND is a large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

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#2

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mary. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing Schools in North Dakota 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing Schools in North Dakota list. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a great place for nursing students. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Fargo.

Full Nursing at Rasmussen University - North Dakota Report

Best Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 2,207
Minnesota 5,809
Iowa 462
Kansas 311
Nebraska 414
South Dakota 94

One of 29 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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 Aleksahgabrielle.

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