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2023 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in North Dakota

3 Schools Ranked
$77,050 Avg Student Debt

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamp with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in North Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in North Dakota to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for nursing students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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Top Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in North Dakota

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
378 Total Awards
$13,677 Average Tuition & Fees
$79,374 Avg Student Debt

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Dakota the best school in North Dakota for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, the fairly large public school handed out 378 doctor’s degree awards in 2021-2022.

Doctor’s Degree recipients from UND accumulate an average of $79,374 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UND. During the 2020-2021 year, about 73% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#2

University of Mary

Bismarck, North Dakota
139 Total Awards
$12,230 Average Tuition & Fees
$81,714 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mary. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list. UMary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bismarck, North Dakota. It awarded 139 doctor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

By the time they get their doctor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $81,714 in student loans.

One thing to take note of is that UMary does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 75% took at least some of their classes online.

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197 Total Awards
$8,697 Average Tuition & Fees
$59,458 Avg Student Debt

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, the fairly large public school handed out 197 doctor’s degree awards in 2021-2022.

By the time they get their doctor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $59,458 in student loans.

Online graduate courses are available at North Dakota State University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2020-2021 year, about 28% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

References

  • 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 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%.

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