by our College Data Analytics TeamWith all of the options you have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take when you want to pursue a grad degree. College Factual has developed its Best Doctor's Degree Colleges in North Dakota ranking as one thing you can use to help make this decision.
What's on This Page: * Our Methodology
We analyzed 3 grad schools across North Dakota to determine which have the best doctorate degree programs. Our ranking methodology focuses on different objective factors to make this determination of the best grad schools. In the next few paragraphs, we'll talk a little about what we use in our analysis and why.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with a doctorate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue a doctorate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
In addition to average starting salaries, we also consider the average amount of student loans that graduate students take on while pursuing their doctorate degree. The average debt load at a particular school may not be bad, but it's an important thing to consider in conjunction with post-graduation earnings.
Our Best Doctorate Degree Schools considers other factors in addition to average post-graduation earnings and average student debt. These factors include things like the educational resources, the demand associated with the school, whether or not the school offers online classes, and the student body caliber - just to name a few.
To learn more, visit our graduate school ranking methodology page.
Still not sure what graduate degree you wish to pursue? You may want to visit our Best Master's Degree Schools ranking.
Learn more about these excellent grad schools below:
University of Mary tops this year’s ranking as the best grad school for doctorate degrees in North Dakota for overall quality. UMary is located in Bismarck, North Dakota and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 129 doctorate degrees to qualified graduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #2 in North Dakota on this year’s best doctorate degree schools ranking. Grand Forks, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate degrees to 181 students in 2020-2021.
During the early years of their career, doctorate degree graduates from UND make an average of $60,715 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 in North Dakota on this year’s best doctorate degree schools ranking. This fairly large public school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 211 doctorate degrees in 2020-2021.
Those who receive a doctorate degree from North Dakota State University go into careers with an average salary of $105,603 during the early years of their career.
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