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2023 Most Popular Online Trade Schools in North Dakota
A trade school student has lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Online Trade Schools in North Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in North Dakota to see which ones had the most popular online programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
Most Popular Online Trade School Schools in North Dakota
Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:
Our 2023 rankings named University of Mary the most popular school in North Dakota for trade school students working on their degree. Bismarck, North Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out degrees to 1,150 students in 2021-2022.
On average, students take out $36,032 in loans while pursuing their degree.After graduating from UMary, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $55,808 during the early years of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 65% were women.
Our 2023 rankings named Dakota College at Bottineau the most popular school in North Dakota for trade school students working on their degree. MSU-Bottineau is located in Bottineau, North Dakota and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 219 degrees to qualified students.
On average, students take out $13,480 in loans while pursuing their degree. Once they receive their degree, MSU-Bottineau graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $45,945 during the early year of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 70% were women.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Bismarck State College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Trade Schools in North Dakota list. BSC is located in Bismarck, North Dakota and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,078 degrees to qualified students.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $12,791 in student loans. During the early years of their career, BSC graduates make an average of $55,404 annually. Of those students who received their degree, 40% were women.
The programs at University of Jamestown helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in North Dakota. Located in Jamestown, North Dakota, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 281 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $40,818 in student loans.After graduating from UJ, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $49,749 during the early years of their career. Around 56% of those degree recipients were women.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Rasmussen University - North Dakota. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Trade Schools in North Dakota list. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, the very small private for-profit school handed out 335 degrees in 2021-2022.
On average, students take out $22,566 in loans while pursuing their degree. If you borrow this amount, expect your monthly student loan payment to be around $168, assuming you are on a 10-year repayment plan.After graduating from Rasmussen University - North Dakota, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $41,940 during the early years of their career. Around 86% of those degree recipients were women.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Mayville State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Trade Schools in North Dakota list. Mayville State University is located in Mayville, North Dakota and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 233 degrees to qualified students.
On average, students take out $18,856 in loans while pursuing their degree.After graduating from Mayville State University, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $39,678 during the early years of their career. Around 70% of those degree recipients were women.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 6 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.