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2025 Best Elementary Education Schools in North Dakota

6 Colleges in North Dakota
322 Elementary Teaching Degrees Awarded
Ranked #17 in popularity, elementary education is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Elementary Education Schools in North Dakota ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 322 degrees in elementary education annually.

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Choosing a Great Elementary Education School

Best Elementary Education Schools in North Dakota The elementary teaching program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Elementary Education rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for elementary education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Elementary Education Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Elementary Teaching
Master's Degrees in Elementary Teaching

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Elementary Education Schools in North Dakota list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Elementary Education in North Dakota

The schools below may not offer all types of elementary teaching degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top North Dakota Schools in Elementary Teaching

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In ND
56 Elementary Teaching Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat University of North Dakota if you want to pursue a degree in elementary education. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #335 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UND is a great university overall.

There were about 56 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at UND in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in elementary education from University of North Dakota

2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In ND
115 Elementary Teaching Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Valley City State University if you wish to pursue a degree in elementary education. Located in the town of Valley City, Valley City State University is a public university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #463 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Valley City State University is a great university overall.

There were approximately 115 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at Valley City State University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in elementary education from Valley City State University

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In ND
39 Elementary Teaching Degrees Awarded

Minot State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in elementary education. MSU is a small public university located in the city of Minot. This university ranks 8th out of 12 schools for overall quality in the state of North Dakota.

There were approximately 39 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at MSU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in elementary education from Minot State University

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University of Mary
Bismarck, ND
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In ND
4.3% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Mary if you want to pursue a degree in elementary education. Located in the rural area of Bismarck, UMary is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #650 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMary is a great university overall.

There were about 23 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at UMary in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In ND

Mayville State University is a small public university located in the remote area of Mayville. This university ranks 9th out of 12 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Dakota.

There were approximately 30 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at Mayville State University in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in elementary education from Mayville State University

6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In ND

Located in the remote town of Dickinson, DSU is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 10th out of 12 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Dakota.

There were about 21 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at DSU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in elementary education from Dickinson State University

Best Elementary Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 742 1,092
Missouri 693 1,361
Iowa 648 1,227
Kansas 599 1,362
Nebraska 500 652
South Dakota 381 259

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Elementary Education is one of 13 different types of Teacher Education Grade Specific programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Elementary Teaching

Related Major Annual Graduates
Early Childhood Education 87
Secondary Education 56
Teacher Development & Methodology 28
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 12
Teacher Education 5

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