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2023 Most Popular 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Nursing Schools in North Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in North Dakota to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

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

#1

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

Our 2023 rankings named University of Mary the most popular school in North Dakota for nursing students. Located in the rural area of Bismarck, UMary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

The excellent programs at University of North Dakota helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in North Dakota. UND is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

Full Nursing at University of North Dakota Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Schools in North Dakota list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly 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 fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Fargo.

Full Nursing at Rasmussen University - North Dakota Report

Best Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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.

  • 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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