Number of Programs with Completers

The following table summarizes the offered degrees and programs with number of programs and number of completers.
By degrees/certificates, 2,003 Bachelor's, 465 Master's, 129 Doctorate (research), 59 Doctorate (professional), 119 1 Year Certificate, and 69 Post-BS Certificate were awareded by NDSU.
Number of ProgramsNumber of Online ProgramsNumber of Completers
Bachelor's103112,003
Master's6717465
Doctorate (research)493129
Doctorate (professional)1059
1 Year Certificate2210119
Post-BS Certificate281669
Post-MS Certificate10-
Total271572,844

Best Major Programs (Ranked in U.S. Colleges)

The following table shows the best programs at North Dakota State University-Main Campus based on earning after completing the program by degree types.
BachelorMasterDoctoral
Bachelor Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation
Electrical and Electronics Engineering$64,000
Mechanical Engineering$63,100
Civil Engineering$61,400
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse$61,000
Computer Science$57,700
Master Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation
Business Administration and Management$56,000
Accounting$53,100
Educational Leadership and Administration$50,000
Architecture$46,400
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services$40,700
Doctoral Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse$97,500

Popular Programs with Most Completers

The following table lists the popular programs at North Dakota State University-Main Campus based on number of completers for each offered programs in 2023-2024.
Bachelor'sPost-graduateMaster'sDoctorate

Major Programs by Offered Degree

The follwing tabs shows all major programs offered at NDSU by awared level. You can check online avaiability, number of completers, and average earning after graduation for each major by expanding the major program.
1 Year CertificateBachelor'sMaster'sDoctorate (Research)Doctorate (Practice)Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism ✕ 14 completers-
Advertising✕9-
Publishing✕5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✔ (5 completers) 0 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✔0-
Artificial Intelligence✔0-
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst✔0-
Computer Science✔0-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✔0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies ✔ (2 completers) 7 completers-
Family Resource Management Studies✔5-
Adult Development and Aging✔0-
Apparel and Textiles✕2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature ✕ 0 completers-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies ✕ 13 completers-
Business Analytics✕13-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies ✕ 0 completers-
Applied and Professional Ethics✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Science Technologies/Technicians ✕ 0 completers-
Science Technologies/Technicians (other)✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology ✔ (1 completers) 0 completers-
Psychology✔0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✔ (1 completers) 0 completers-
Economics✔0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✔ 85 completers-
Organizational Leadership✕6-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✔24-
Social Entrepreneurship✕1-
Finance✕29-
Meeting and Event Planning✕0-
Selling Skills and Sales Operations✕25-
Total119
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture ✕ 140 completers$47,000
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations✕12-
Agricultural Economics✕28-
Agricultural Mechanization✕4-
Crop Production✕21-
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture✕10-
Equestrian/Equine Studies✕3-
Agricultural Communication/Journalism✕1-
Animal Sciences✕29$35,300
Food Science✕1-
Food Science and Technology (other)✕0-
Horticultural Science✕12-
Range Science and Management✕0-
Soil Science and Agronomy✕0-
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant✕19-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation ✕ 16 completers-
Natural Resources Management and Policy✕16$30,900
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Architecture ✕ 61 completers-
Architecture✕49-
Environmental Design/Architecture✕12-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies ✕ 0 completers-
Women's Studies✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism ✕ 29 completers-
Journalism (other)✕4-
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication✕25-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✔ (1 completers) 77 completers-
Computer Science✕77$57,700
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✔0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✕ 59 completers-
Agricultural Teacher Education✕6$38,700
Art Teacher Education✕3-
Business Teacher Education✕1-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education✕4-
Health Teacher Education✕0-
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education✕1-
Mathematics Teacher Education✕3-
Music Teacher Education✕0-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching✕18-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education✕2-
Social Studies Teacher Education✕15-
Biology Teacher Education✕3-
Chemistry Teacher Education✕1-
French Language Teacher Education✕0-
History Teacher Education✕0-
Physics Teacher Education✕1-
Spanish Language Teacher Education✕1-
Earth Science Teacher Education✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✔ (3 completers) 280 completers-
Agricultural Engineering✕8-
Civil Engineering✕47$61,400
Computer Engineering✔23-
Computer Software Engineering✔1-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✔34$64,000
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering✕5-
Mechanical Engineering✕126$63,100
Construction Engineering✕9-
Industrial Engineering✕22$57,500
Manufacturing Engineering✕5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology ✕ 51 completers-
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician✕51-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics ✕ 4 completers-
German Language and Literature✕0-
French Language and Literature✕1-
Spanish Language and Literature✕3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies ✔ (1 completers) 116 completers-
Human Development and Family Studies✔108$34,200
Apparel and Textiles✕8$33,700
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature ✕ 11 completers-
English Language and Literature✕11-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities ✕ 4 completers-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences ✕ 97 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕71-
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology✕9-
Microbiology✕8-
Biotechnology✕9-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics ✕ 11 completers-
Mathematics✕7-
Statistics✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies ✔ (1 completers) 79 completers-
Nutrition Sciences✕7-
International/Global Studies✕0-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✔72$31,300
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies ✕ 61 completers-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✕27-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕34-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences ✕ 17 completers-
Chemistry✕4-
Geology/Earth Science✕6-
Physics✕7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology ✔ (1 completers) 95 completers$30,600
Psychology✔95$30,600
Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting ✕ 43 completers$36,200
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✕37-
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management✕6-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✔ (1 completers) 45 completers-
Anthropology✕8-
Economics✔8-
Political Science and Government✕22-
Sociology✕7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts ✕ 52 completers-
Interior Design✕17-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕7$20,400
Art/Art Studies✕11-
Music✕17$32,700
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✔ (1 completers) 280 completers-
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist✕11-
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer✕38-
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist✕12-
Pharmaceutical Sciences✕41-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✔178$61,000
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✔ (2 completers) 350 completers-
Business Administration and Management✔112$39,300
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management✕3-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)✕23-
Accounting✕33$48,600
Business/Corporate Communications✕2-
Finance✕94$44,600
Hospitality Administration/Management✕5$39,100
International Business/Trade/Commerce✕0-
Management Information Systems✕19$55,600
Marketing/Marketing Management✔59$40,900
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History ✕ 7 completers-
History✕4$32,500
Public/Applied History✕3-
Total2,003
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture ✔ (1 completers) 51 completers-
Agricultural Business and Management✕3-
Agricultural Economics✕17-
International Agriculture✕1-
Agricultural and Extension Education Services✔0-
Animal Sciences✕7-
Food Technology and Processing✕5-
Agronomy and Crop Science✕14-
Horticultural Science✕2-
Range Science and Management✕0-
Soil Science and Agronomy✕2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation ✔ (1 completers) 9 completers-
Natural Resources Management and Policy✔9-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Architecture ✕ 65 completers-
Architecture✕58$46,400
Landscape Architecture✕7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism ✕ 5 completers-
Communication✕5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 27 completers-
Computer Science✕27-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✔ (5 completers) 46 completers-
Educational Leadership and Administration✔18$50,000
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✔12$40,700
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels✔4-
Agricultural Teacher Education✔8-
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education✔4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✔ (3 completers) 48 completers-
Agricultural Engineering✕5-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✔7-
Civil Engineering✕3-
Transportation and Highway Engineering✔1-
Computer Software Engineering✕11-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕9-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering✕0-
Mechanical Engineering✕8-
Construction Engineering✔1-
Industrial Engineering✕3-
Manufacturing Engineering✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology ✕ 2 completers-
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician✕2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies ✔ (2 completers) 38 completers-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies✔33-
Human Development and Family Studies✔5-
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature ✕ 5 completers-
English Language and Literature✕5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences ✔ (1 completers) 40 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕3-
Biochemistry✕0-
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology✕8-
Microbiology✕7-
Entomology✕0-
Genome Sciences/Genomics✕0-
Environmental Biology✕8-
Epidemiology✔14-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics ✕ 1 completers-
Mathematics✕0-
Statistics✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences ✕ 4 completers-
Chemistry✕0-
Polymer Chemistry✕0-
Physics✕3-
Materials Sciences (other)✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology ✕ 4 completers-
Psychology✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting ✕ 5 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✕5-
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services ✔ (1 completers) 4 completers-
Public Policy Analysis✔4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✕ 4 completers-
Anthropology✕1-
Development Economics and International Development✕0-
Sociology✕3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Transportation and Materials Moving ✔ (1 completers) 0 completers-
Transportation and Materials Moving (other)✔0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts ✔ (1 completers) 17 completers-
Music✔17-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✔ (1 completers) 11 completers-
Athletic Training/Trainer✕2-
Pharmaceutical Sciences✕1-
Public Health✔8-
Dietetics/Dietitian✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✕ 73 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕43$56,000
Accounting and Related Services (other)✕11-
Management Science✕19-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History ✕ 4 completers-
History✕4-
Total465
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture ✕ 11 completers-
Animal Sciences✕2-
Food Technology and Processing✕3-
Food Science and Technology (other)✕0-
Agronomy and Crop Science✕3-
Range Science and Management✕2-
Soil Science and Agronomy✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation ✔ (1 completers) 0 completers-
Natural Resources Management and Policy✔0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism ✕ 7 completers-
Communication✕7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 5 completers-
Computer Science✕5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✔ (1 completers) 9 completers-
Educational Evaluation and Research✕5-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✔3-
College/Postsecondary/University Teaching✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✔ (1 completers) 24 completers-
Engineering✕0-
Agricultural Engineering✕3-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✔1-
Civil Engineering✕9-
Computer Software Engineering✕2-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕1-
Mechanical Engineering✕5-
Industrial Engineering✕3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies ✕ 2 completers-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies✕2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature ✕ 0 completers-
Rhetoric and Composition✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences ✕ 12 completers-
Biochemistry✕2-
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology✕0-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology✕1-
Microbiology✕0-
Zoology/Animal Biology✕4-
Entomology✕0-
Genome Sciences/Genomics✕1-
Environmental Biology✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics ✕ 5 completers-
Mathematics✕4-
Statistics✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies ✕ 0 completers-
Gerontology✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences ✕ 12 completers-
Chemistry✕6-
Polymer Chemistry✕3-
Physics✕2-
Materials Sciences (other)✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology ✕ 1 completers-
Psychology✕0-
Developmental and Child Psychology✕1-
Experimental Psychology✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting ✕ 0 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✕0-
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✕ 0 completers-
Economics✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts ✕ 10 completers-
Music✕10-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✕ 24 completers-
Pharmaceutical Sciences✕3-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing✕21-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✕ 7 completers-
Transportation/Mobility Management✕6-
Management Science✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History ✕ 0 completers-
History✕0-
Total129
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✕ 59 completers-
Pharmacy✕59-
Total59
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies ✕ 0 completers-
Women's Studies✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism ✕ 2 completers-
Publishing✕2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✔ (2 completers) 2 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences (other)✔0-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✔2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✔ (1 completers) 15 completers-
Educational/Instructional Technology✕0-
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services✔7-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching✕0-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)✕8-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✔ (2 completers) 2 completers-
Computer Software Engineering✔2-
Construction Engineering✔0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies ✔ (1 completers) 1 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✔1-
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature ✕ 0 completers-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics ✔ (1 completers) 20 completers-
Statistics✕6-
Statistics (other)✔14-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies ✔ (1 completers) 1 completers-
Gerontology✔1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Science Technologies/Technicians ✕ 1 completers-
Science Technologies/Technicians (other)✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services ✔ (1 completers) 1 completers-
Youth Services/Administration✔1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✔ (1 completers) 0 completers-
Economics✕0-
Development Economics and International Development✔0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Transportation and Materials Moving ✔ (1 completers) 0 completers-
Transportation and Materials Moving (other)✔0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✔ (1 completers) 1 completers-
Public Health✔1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✔ 23 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕8-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management✔1-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)✔9-
Finance✕0-
Financial Planning and Services✔0-
Marketing/Marketing Management✔5-
Total69
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✕ 0 completers-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕0-
Total0