by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in North Dakota” ranking.
With 322,592 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, nursing is the 3rd most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, nursing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $70,916 and had an average of $25,426 in loans still to pay off.
Across North Dakota, there were 976 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $67,225 and $28,891 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 60 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,776 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in North Dakota” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in nursing. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their nursing program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The nursing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in North Dakota”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for north dakota master’s degree nursing students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mary. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in North Dakota list. UMary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bismarck, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 34 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in North Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Rasmussen University - North Dakota landed the #2 spot on the list. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a small private for-profit school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 3 masters’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in North Dakota. Located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 23 degrees to qualified masters’s nursing students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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 #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in North Dakota. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 219 degrees to qualified masters’s nursing students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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