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2023 Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Dakota

8 Colleges
$64,238 Avg Salary
$28,730 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in North Dakota with 976 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Dakota ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in North Dakota to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota

Check out the nursing bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top North Dakota Schools for a Bachelor's in Nursing

Our 2023 rankings named Mayville State University the best school in North Dakota for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the rural area of Mayville, Mayville State University is a public school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Mayville State University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $33,395.

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#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of North Dakota helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in North Dakota. UND is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

Nursing majors at UND take out an average of $23,832 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a great place for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from North Dakota State University carry an average student debtload of $30,764.

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#4

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Mary helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in North Dakota. Located in the rural area of Bismarck, UMary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from UMary carry an average student debtload of $31,692.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Minot State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in North Dakota. MSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Minot.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from MSU carry an average student debtload of $27,508.

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#6

Dickinson State University

Dickinson, ND

With a ranking of #6, Dickinson State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Dickinson, DSU is a public college with a small student population.

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#7

University of Jamestown

Jamestown, ND

With a ranking of #7, University of Jamestown did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Jamestown, UJ is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at UJ accumulate an average of around $27,129 in student debt.

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Rasmussen University - North Dakota landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree nursing programs. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Fargo.

On average, nursing graduates from Rasmussen University - North Dakota take out $39,885 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $146.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 14,890
Iowa 2,966
Missouri 6,840
Nebraska 1,908
Kansas 2,633
South Dakota 1,022

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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