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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Nursing Major in North Dakota for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 39 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,116 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Nursing Major in North Dakota for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in nursing. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in nursing.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Nursing Major in North Dakota for a Doctorate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for north dakota doctor’s degree nursing students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mary. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Nursing Major in North Dakota for a Doctorate. UMary is a small school located in Bismarck, North Dakota that handed out 22 doctorate’s nursing 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%.
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 #2 for the Most Well Attended Nursing Major in North Dakota for a Doctorate. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 16 doctorate’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in North Dakota for a Doctorate list. University of North Dakota is a fairly large school located in Grand Forks, North Dakota that handed out 1 doctorate’s nursing degrees 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 Rasmussen University - North Dakota. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Nursing Major in North Dakota for a Doctorate. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a small school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 128 doctorate’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
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