General Studies is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #5 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Studies Schools in North Dakota ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 217 degrees in general studies annually.
The general studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Studies rankings. For our Best Overall General Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Studies Schools in North Dakota ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of general studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Every student pursuing a degree in general studies needs to look into University of North Dakota. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #335 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UND is a great university overall.
There were roughly 101 general studies students who graduated with this degree at UND in the most recent data year.
Mayville State University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in general studies. Mayville State University is a small public university located in the remote area of Mayville. This university ranks 9th out of 12 schools for overall quality in the state of North Dakota.
There were about 22 general studies students who graduated with this degree at Mayville State University in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat Minot State University if you want to pursue a degree in general studies. 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 24 general studies students who graduated with this degree at MSU in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
The general studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Studies rankings. For our Best Overall General Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
