2023 Most Popular Business Master's Degree Schools in North Dakota
It's not easy to decide which business program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Business Degree Central has created its Most Popular Business Master's Degree Schools in North Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in North Dakota to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Business Master's Degree Schools in North Dakota
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Our 2023 rankings named University of Mary the most popular school in North Dakota for business students working on their master’s degree. Located in Bismarck, North Dakota, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 177 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 44% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that UMary does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 80% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 8 schools in North Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, the fairly large public school handed out 117 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 32% were women.
UND does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 71% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list. This fairly large public school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 59 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 31% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at North Dakota State University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 20% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Minot State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota list. MSU is located in Minot, North Dakota and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 34% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at MSU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 88% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Jamestown is a great place for business students working on their master’s degree. UJ is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jamestown, North Dakota. It awarded 22 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 68% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at UJ, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 59% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #6, Sitting Bull College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business students working on their master’s degree. This very small public school is located in Fort Yates, North Dakota, and it awarded 6 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Sitting Bull College. During the 2019-2020 year, about 54% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Dickinson State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business programs. Located in Dickinson, North Dakota, the small public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at DSU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 98% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #8, Rasmussen University - North Dakota did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business students working on their master’s degree. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
Since the graduate programs at Rasmussen University - North Dakota are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.
References
- 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.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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