by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual produces its Best Quality Schools rankings on a yearly basis to recognize those graduate schools that provide an excellent educational experience and are dedicated to helping their students succeed. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
North Dakota State University - Main Campus came in at #197 out of the 1149 colleges and universities that were ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking.
North Dakota State University also ranked #3 for Best Master's Degree Schools in North Dakota.
North Dakota State University was ranked #146 in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking.
For the Best Doctorate Degree Schools in North Dakota, North Dakota State University came in at #2.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 52.2% of the total graduate students at North Dakota State University are women and 47.8% are men.
Of all the graduate students at North Dakota State University, around 9.1% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 22.5% of graduate students hail from another country. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,293 | $10,940 |
| Fees | $1,088 | $1,088 |
Graduate students earning a master's degree from North Dakota State University enter careers with an average starting salary of $51,581. That's about 12% lower than the countrywide average of $58,425 for all master's degree holders.
The average early-career salary for doctorate degree recipients from North Dakota State University is $105,603. Chalk that up in the win column since that salary is 40% higher than the national average of $75,260.
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Contact details for North Dakota State University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1301 12Th Avenue North, Fargo, ND 58108-6050 |
| Phone: | 701-231-8011 |
| Website: | https://www.ndsu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/ndsu.fargo |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/NDSUNews |
Around 27.6% of North Dakota State University graduate students took at least one course online during the 2020-2021 academic year. For that same period, 11.5% of grad students took all of their classes online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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