Most Popular Nursing Schools in North Dakota
Nursing draws students to programs nationwide. To top this list, a school graduates more nursing students than other colleges offering the major.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 13 schools in North Dakota offering nursing.
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Most Popular Schools for Nursing in North Dakota
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors in North Dakota, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.
Top 13 Most Popular Nursing Schools
The most popular school in the country for nursing students is University Of North Dakota. Located in the city of Grand Forks, University Of North Dakota is a public university. This school awarded about 296 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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North Dakota State University Main Campus came in at #2 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University Main Campus is a public university. North Dakota State University Main Campus graduated around 199 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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University Of Mary is one of the most popular nursing schools, landing the #3 spot this year. University Of Mary is a private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Bismarck. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 135 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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Rasmussen College North Dakota is one of the most popular nursing schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Rasmussen College North Dakota is a private for-profit school located in the city of Fargo. This school awarded about 101 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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Minot State University came in at #5 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Minot State University is a public school located in the city of Minot. Minot State University graduated around 70 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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Bismarck State College ranked #6 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Set in the city of Bismarck, Bismarck State College is a public institution. This school awarded about 43 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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Lake Region State College ranked #7 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Set in the town of Devils Lake, Lake Region State College is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 37 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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Mayville State University ranked #8 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Located in the rural area of Mayville, Mayville State University is a public university. This school awarded about 28 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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Dakota College At Bottineau placed #9 for nursing by yearly graduations. Set in the rural area of Bottineau, Dakota College At Bottineau is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 26 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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Williston State College comes in at #10 for nursing this year. Set in the town of Williston, Williston State College is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 26 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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North Dakota State College Of Science placed #11 for nursing by yearly graduations. Located in the town of Wahpeton, North Dakota State College Of Science is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 25 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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Jamestown College ranked #12 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Located in the town of Jamestown, Jamestown College is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 17 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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Dickinson State University ranked #13 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Dickinson State University is a public school located in the town of Dickinson. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 16 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual. The ranking reflects yearly graduations in the major, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
More about our data sources and methodologies.