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2023 Most Focused Colleges for Nursing in North Dakota

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Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in North Dakota

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in North Dakota” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 322,592 nursing students received their degree, making the major the 3rd most popular in the country. 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.

For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in North Dakota” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in nursing. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in nursing.

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Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in North Dakota

The colleges and universities below are the best for north dakota nursing students.

Top 13 Most Focused Colleges for Nursing in North Dakota

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rasmussen University - North Dakota. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in North Dakota. This small school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 128 ’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

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Dakota College at Bottineau
Bottineau, North Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dakota College at Bottineau. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in North Dakota list. Dakota College at Bottineau is a public institution located in Bottineau, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 40 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Mayville State University
Mayville, North Dakota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mayville State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in North Dakota. Mayville, North Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s nursing degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.

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University of Mary
Bismarck, North Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mary. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in North Dakota list. This small school is located in Bismarck, North Dakota, and it awarded 141 ’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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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Lake Region State College
Devils Lake, North Dakota

Out of the 13 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in North Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Region State College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Devils Lake, North Dakota, this small public school awarded 43 degrees to qualified ’s nursing students in 2020-2021.

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Minot State University
Minot, North Dakota

Minot State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in North Dakota ranking. Minot State University is a public institution located in Minot, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 58 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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North Dakota State College of Science landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in North Dakota ranking. North Dakota State College of Science is a small public school situated in Wahpeton, North Dakota. It awarded 40 ’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of Jamestown
Jamestown, North Dakota

University of Jamestown ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in North Dakota list. UJ is located in Jamestown, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 ’s nursing degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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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Williston State College
Williston, North Dakota

Williston State College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in North Dakota ranking. Williston State College is a small school located in Williston, North Dakota that handed out 23 ’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in North Dakota ranking. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s nursing degrees to 219 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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Dickinson State University
Dickinson, North Dakota

Dickinson State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in North Dakota ranking. DSU is a public institution located in Dickinson, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota

University of North Dakota landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in North Dakota ranking. University of North Dakota is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 168 ’s nursing degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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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Bismarck State College
Bismarck, North Dakota

Bismarck State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nursing Major in North Dakota ranking, coming in at #13. BSC is a small school located in Bismarck, North Dakota that handed out 36 ’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

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