by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Registered Nursing. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at North Dakota State University - Main Campus. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in nursing, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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With the affordable and transfer-friendly online RN to BSN program at Southern New Hampshire University, you can build upon your prior educational journey and enhance your professional experience in a program designed to fit around your schedule.
BS in Nursing - RN to BSN - Accelerated RN to MSN
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. North Dakota State University was ranked #255 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for nursing majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #2 in North Dakota.
Here are some of the other rankings for North Dakota State University.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at North Dakota State University was $531 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $355 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,606 | $12,909 |
| Fees | $1,427 | $1,427 |
| Books and Supplies | $800 | $800 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $8,878 | $8,878 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,400 | $3,400 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Nursing students who received their bachelor’s degree at North Dakota State University took out an average of $30,000 in student loans. That is 32% higher than the national average of $22,660.
The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor’s degree from North Dakota State University is $60,885 per year. That is 2% lower than the national average of $62,199.
Online degrees for the North Dakota State University nursing bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the North Dakota State University Online Learning page.
About 87.1% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in nursing in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 86.9%.
Around 10.4% of nursing bachelor’s degree recipients at North Dakota State University in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 180 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing | 202 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Allied Health Professions | 47 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 14 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 135 |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 19 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
