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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Master's Degree Colleges in North Dakota ranking is part of that endeavor.
What's on This Page: * Our Methodology
We analyzed 8 grad schools across North Dakota to determine which have the best master's 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.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue a master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
Another factor that we look at to determine a school's ranking is the average debt load that graduate students take on while they are working on their master's degree. The average amount taken out in student loans for graduates at a particular school may be crippling for those who earn less than average wages after graduation.
Our Best Master's 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.
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Learn more about these excellent grad schools below:
University of North Dakota tops this year’s ranking as the best grad school for master’s degrees in North Dakota for overall quality. Located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, the fairly large public school awarded 795 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Graduates with a master’s degree from UND make an average of $63,798 per year during the early years of their career.
A rank of #2 on our Best Master’s Degree in North Dakota list means North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a great place for students working on their degree. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 441 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
During the early years of their career, master’s degree graduates from North Dakota State University make an average of $51,581 a year.
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Out of the 8 master’s degree schools in North Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Valley City State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Valley City, North Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
During the early years of their career, master’s degree graduates from Valley City State University make an average of $50,075 a year.
Out of the 8 master’s degree schools in North Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mary landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Bismarck, North Dakota, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 389 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
During the early years of their career, master’s degree graduates from UMary make an average of $68,785 a year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Minot State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in North Dakota. MSU is a small public school situated in Minot, North Dakota. It awarded 112 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
During the early years of their career, master’s degree graduates from MSU make an average of $59,357 a year.
Dickinson State University landed the #6 spot on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota ranking. Dickinson State University is a small public school located in Dickinson, North Dakota that handed out 11 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Jamestown ranked #7 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list. UJ is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jamestown, North Dakota. It awarded 49 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Mayville State University did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list. Mayville, North Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
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