2020 College Rankings for Northern State University by CollegeFactual.com

Top 2020 Rankings For Northern State University

Most Focused for Teacher Education Subject Specific (ranked 32 out of 860)
Most Focused for Education (ranked 57 out of 1364)
south-korea (ranked 38 out of 583)
mexico (ranked 28 out of 330)
Best for Non-Traditional Students for Education (ranked 38 out of 382)

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Top Quality Overall

	better worse
Nationwide	1186 of 1727
The Plains States	132 of 190
South Dakota	8 of 12

Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)

	better worse
Nationwide	480 of 1483
The Plains States	90 of 165
South Dakota	6 of 11

Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)

	better worse
Nationwide	414 of 1483
The Plains States	80 of 165
South Dakota	6 of 11

Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)

	better worse
Nationwide	285 of 1483
The Plains States	54 of 165
South Dakota	5 of 11

Diversity

	better worse
Overall	1079 of 2179
Ethnic	1856 of 2417
Male / Female	811 of 2417
Location	833 of 2183

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	712 of 824
Best Value	322 of 808
Most Popular	861 of 1422
Most Focused	527 of 1422
Highest Paid Grads	628 of 890

Biotechnology

	better worse
Most Popular	59 of 82
Most Focused	25 of 82

Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology

	better worse
Most Popular	124 of 173
Most Focused	64 of 173
Highest Paid Grads	85 of 99

General Biology

	better worse
Top Ranked	705 of 820
Best Value	313 of 803
Most Popular	875 of 1379
Most Focused	524 of 1379
Highest Paid Grads	599 of 846

Business, Management & Marketing

	better worse
Top Ranked	741 of 848
Best Value	351 of 810
Most Popular	855 of 1931
Most Focused	449 of 1931
Highest Paid Grads	518 of 901

Accounting

	better worse
Top Ranked	531 of 621
Best Value	261 of 601
Most Popular	644 of 1282
Most Focused	291 of 1282
Highest Paid Grads	404 of 647

Business Administration & Management

	better worse
Top Ranked	713 of 744
Best Value	444 of 711
Most Popular	723 of 1667
Most Focused	531 of 1667
Highest Paid Grads	534 of 724

Finance & Financial Management

	better worse
Top Ranked	280 of 389
Best Value	76 of 378
Most Popular	416 of 662
Most Focused	144 of 662
Highest Paid Grads	256 of 416

International Business

	better worse
Most Popular	313 of 373
Most Focused	255 of 373
Highest Paid Grads	157 of 222

Management Information Systems

	better worse
Most Popular	299 of 345
Most Focused	271 of 345
Highest Paid Grads	138 of 201

Marketing

	better worse
Most Popular	577 of 763
Most Focused	494 of 763
Highest Paid Grads	372 of 448

Education

	better worse
Top Ranked	192 of 413
Best Value	46 of 404
Most Popular	330 of 1363
Most Focused	57 of 1364
Highest Paid Grads	461 of 706

Special Education

	better worse
Top Ranked	142 of 183
Best Value	54 of 180
Most Popular	223 of 450
Most Focused	89 of 450
Highest Paid Grads	140 of 238

Teacher Education Grade Specific

	better worse
Most Popular	412 of 1161
Most Focused	142 of 1161

Teacher Education Subject Specific

	better worse
Top Ranked	208 of 346
Best Value	65 of 340
Most Popular	191 of 861
Most Focused	32 of 860
Highest Paid Grads	339 of 506

English Language & Literature

	better worse
Top Ranked	529 of 601
Best Value	204 of 585
Most Popular	599 of 1351
Most Focused	142 of 1351
Highest Paid Grads	646 of 871

General English Literature

	better worse
Top Ranked	529 of 621
Best Value	195 of 603
Most Popular	630 of 1267
Most Focused	219 of 1267
Highest Paid Grads	568 of 799

Writing Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	212 of 365
Most Focused	113 of 365
Highest Paid Grads	148 of 199

Health Professions

	better worse
Most Popular	1653 of 1665
Most Focused	1655 of 1665

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

	better worse
Most Popular	256 of 264
Most Focused	199 of 264

History

	better worse
Most Popular	778 of 1247
Most Focused	357 of 1247

History

	better worse
Most Popular	778 of 1247
Most Focused	357 of 1247
Highest Paid Grads	581 of 822

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

	better worse
Top Ranked	293 of 341
Best Value	149 of 329
Most Popular	488 of 1158
Most Focused	355 of 1158

Liberal Arts General Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	296 of 351
Best Value	145 of 338
Most Popular	488 of 1158
Most Focused	355 of 1158
Highest Paid Grads	350 of 503

Mathematics & Statistics

	better worse
Most Popular	1194 of 1223
Most Focused	1160 of 1223
Highest Paid Grads	614 of 805

Mathematics

	better worse
Most Popular	1089 of 1171
Most Focused	1092 of 1171
Highest Paid Grads	565 of 771

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	332 of 466
Best Value	115 of 458
Most Popular	387 of 891
Most Focused	127 of 891
Highest Paid Grads	246 of 418

Health & Physical Education

	better worse
Top Ranked	328 of 457
Best Value	114 of 448
Most Popular	351 of 829
Most Focused	109 of 829
Highest Paid Grads	300 of 458

Physical Sciences

	better worse
Most Popular	970 of 1156
Most Focused	907 of 1156
Highest Paid Grads	629 of 786

Chemistry

	better worse
Most Popular	911 of 1099
Most Focused	605 of 1099
Highest Paid Grads	570 of 753

Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked	707 of 835
Best Value	295 of 809
Most Popular	1052 of 1476
Most Focused	859 of 1476
Highest Paid Grads	617 of 897

General Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked	704 of 840
Best Value	286 of 814
Most Popular	944 of 1381
Most Focused	778 of 1381
Highest Paid Grads	579 of 833

Social Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	598 of 670
Best Value	275 of 654
Most Popular	770 of 1316
Most Focused	516 of 1316
Highest Paid Grads	816 of 873

Political Science & Government

	better worse
Most Popular	694 of 1081
Most Focused	350 of 1081
Highest Paid Grads	550 of 757

Sociology

	better worse
Top Ranked	466 of 533
Best Value	200 of 523
Most Popular	425 of 962
Most Focused	106 of 962
Highest Paid Grads	505 of 687

Visual & Performing Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked	582 of 640
Best Value	279 of 626
Most Popular	795 of 1482
Most Focused	445 of 1482
Highest Paid Grads	613 of 848

Drama & Theater Arts

	better worse
Most Popular	654 of 808
Most Focused	368 of 808
Highest Paid Grads	404 of 535

Fine & Studio Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked	417 of 512
Best Value	119 of 501
Most Popular	490 of 1075
Most Focused	134 of 1075
Highest Paid Grads	501 of 693

Music

	better worse
Most Popular	644 of 1036
Most Focused	339 of 1036
Highest Paid Grads	478 of 658

Men's Sports

	better worse
Men's Baseball (D2)	166 of 236
Men's Basketball (D2)	105 of 275
Men's Football (D2)	81 of 162

Women's Sports

	better worse
Women's Basketball (D2)	98 of 277
Women's Soccer (D2)	162 of 231
Women's Softball (D2)	164 of 261
Women's Volleyball (D2)	145 of 264

Veterans

	better worse
Overall	774 of 1751

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	607 of 825

General Biology

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	521 of 820

Business, Management & Marketing

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	618 of 852

Accounting

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	436 of 624

Business Administration & Management

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	667 of 748

Finance & Financial Management

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	159 of 390

Education

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	46 of 416

Special Education

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	91 of 186

Teacher Education Subject Specific

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	95 of 348

English Language & Literature

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	413 of 601

General English Literature

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	389 of 621

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	261 of 344

Liberal Arts General Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	264 of 354

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	180 of 464

Health & Physical Education

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	172 of 455

Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	499 of 834

General Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	487 of 839

Social Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	511 of 669

Sociology

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	337 of 533

Visual & Performing Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	467 of 640

Fine & Studio Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	228 of 513

Non-Traditional Students

	better worse
Overall	622 of 1291

Business, Management & Marketing

	better worse
Best for Non-Traditional Students	564 of 731
Top Ranked Online	250 of 294
Most Popular Online	296 of 678

Accounting

	better worse
Best for Non-Traditional Students	384 of 539
Top Ranked Online	51 of 74
Most Popular Online	104 of 215

Business Administration & Management

	better worse
Best for Non-Traditional Students	603 of 656
Top Ranked Online	228 of 241
Most Popular Online	263 of 561

Finance & Financial Management

	better worse
Best for Non-Traditional Students	132 of 346
Top Ranked Online	15 of 28
Most Popular Online	42 of 63

International Business

	better worse
Most Popular Online	22 of 31

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

	better worse
Best for Non-Traditional Students	226 of 326
Top Ranked Online	106 of 135
Most Popular Online	201 of 340

Liberal Arts General Studies

	better worse
Best for Non-Traditional Students	230 of 335
Top Ranked Online	107 of 139
Most Popular Online	201 of 340

International Quality

	better worse
OVERALL	888 of 1240
Canada	589 of 690
China	674 of 847
Japan	396 of 448
Mexico	303 of 337
Saudi Arabia	513 of 555
South Korea	440 of 595

International Value

	better worse
OVERALL	219 of 1209
Canada	118 of 677
China	117 of 826
Japan	67 of 441
Mexico	28 of 330
Saudi Arabia	117 of 545
South Korea	38 of 583

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