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North Dakota State University-Main Campus Graduate School

North Dakota State University-Main Campus (referred to as NDSU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Fargo, ND.
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of NDSU is $8,746 for North Dakota residents and $12,538 for out-of-state students. The school has 2,146 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 12,242 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

North Dakota State University-Main Campus (referred to as NDSU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Fargo, ND.
The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1915 - Current[Estimated Date]).
NDSU Directory Information
School NameNorth Dakota State University-Main Campus (NDSU)
Address1301 12th Avenue North, Fargo, ND 58108-6050
Phone701-231-8011
Webhttps://www.ndsu.edu
Online Applicationhttps://www.ndsu.edu/admission/how_to_apply/application_process
Financial Infohttps://www.ndsu.edu/onestop/finaid
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of NDSU is $8,746 for North Dakota residents and $12,538 for out-of-state students. The school has 2,146 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 12,242 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 236 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 5 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$12,538
$8,746 for North Dakota Residents
Student Population2,146
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs236 graduate programs
(5 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio17 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at NDSU is $8,746 for North Dakota residents and $12,538 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $421 for North Dakota residents and $632 for out-of-state students.
NDSU offers the alternative tuition plans.
2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
North Dakota Residents$8,746
Out-of-State$12,538
Tuition per Credit Hour
North Dakota Residents$421
Out-of-State$632
NDSU offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.
On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.
Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)5 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities
  • ROTC (Army, Air Force)
  • Study abroad
  • Weekend/evening college
  • Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services
  • Academic/career services
  • Employment services for students
  • On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of North Dakota State University-Main Campus is $8,746 for North Dakota residents and $12,538 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.39% compared to previous academic year.
Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)
2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
North Dakota ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2018-2019$6,484$1,003$9,726$1,003
2019-2020$6,743$1,008$10,115$1,008
2020-2021$7,013$1,070$10,519$1,070
2021-2022$7,293$1,088$10,940$1,088
2022-2023$7,585$1,112$11,377$1,112
2023-2024$7,585$1,161$11,377$1,161
The graduate school tuition & fees of NDSU is average compared to public graduate schools in North Dakota. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the North Dakota graduate tuition is $10,467 (public) / $12,111 (private).
The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
North Dakota State University-Main Campus$8,746$12,538
All Graduate Schools$16,068$19,793
Public$11,516$20,721
Private$19,916
North Dakota Graduate Schools$10,047$10,394
Public$9,083$10,467
Private$12,111
For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $13,041 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at NDSU.
On-campus living costs are increased by 2.07% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,041. Off-campus living costs are increased by 2.07% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$8,822$3,400$8,822$3,400
2019-2020$9,078$3,400$9,078$3,400
2020-2021$8,878$3,400$8,878$3,400
2021-2022$9,078$3,400$9,078$3,400
2022-2023$9,300$3,476$9,300$3,476
2023-2024$9,565$3,476$9,565$3,476
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $423 for North Dakota residents and $634 for other students at North Dakota State University-Main Campus. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 0.32% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
North Dakota ResidentsOut-of-State
2018-2019$360$540
2019-2020$375$562
2020-2021$390$584
2021-2022$405$608
2022-2023$421$632
2023-2024$423$634
The following table shows the tuition & fees for medical school at NDSU.
2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at North Dakota State University-Main Campus
North Dakota ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
Pharmacy$18,825$1,483$28,237$1,483

Graduate Programs at NDSU

North Dakota State University-Main Campus offers 134 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 714 students have completed their study at North Dakota State University-Main Campus.
Offered Degrees at North Dakota State University-Main Campus
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree652467
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship460127
Doctor's degree - other1069
Post Bachelor's Degree21350
Post Master's Degree101
Total1345714
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at North Dakota State University-Main Campus by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Statistics program with 9 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Architecture program with 58 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Pharmacy program with 69 completers.
North Dakota State University-Main Campus offers 134 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 714 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 467 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 69 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
  • 50 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
  • 1 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 36 completers-
Agricultural Business and Management✕2-
Agricultural Economics✕9-
International Agriculture✕2-
Agricultural and Extension Education Services✕2-
Animal Sciences✕4-
Food Technology and Processing✕1-
Food Science and Technology (other)✕--
Agronomy and Crop Science✕9-
Horticultural Science✕1-
Range Science and Management✕5-
Soil Science and Agronomy✕1-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Natural Resources Management and Policy✕15-
Architecture [+] ✕ 69 completers-
Architecture✕58$46,400
Landscape Architecture✕11-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Communication✕2-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 20 completers-
Computer Science✕20-
Education [+] ✕ 86 completers-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕53$50,000
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕14$40,700
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels✕5-
Agricultural Teacher Education✕6-
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education✕8-
Engineering [+] ✔ (1 completers) 37 completers-
Agricultural Engineering✕6-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕4-
Civil Engineering✕2-
Computer Software Engineering✕10-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕3-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering✕--
Mechanical Engineering✕1-
Construction Engineering✔7-
Industrial Engineering✕3-
Manufacturing Engineering✕1-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician✕7-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 33 completers-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies✕29-
Human Development and Family Studies✕4-
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management✕--
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 6 completers-
English Language and Literature✕6-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 21 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕5-
Biochemistry✕--
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology✕2-
Microbiology✕3-
Entomology✕2-
Genome Sciences/Genomics✕3-
Environmental Biology✕6-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Mathematics✕1-
Statistics✕3-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Chemistry✕2-
Polymer Chemistry✕2-
Physics✕--
Materials Sciences (other)✕3-
Psychology [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Psychology✕2-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✕2-
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management✕2-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Anthropology✕3-
Development Economics and International Development✕1-
Sociology✕4-
Transportation and Materials Moving [+] ✔ (1 completers) --
Transportation and Materials Moving (other)✔--
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 18 completers-
Music✕18-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 33 completers-
Athletic Training/Trainer✕10-
Pharmaceutical Sciences✕1-
Public Health✕15-
Dietetics/Dietitian✕7-
Business [+] ✕ 56 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕23$56,000
Accounting and Related Services (other)✕11-
Management Science✕22-
History [+] ✕ 3 completers-
History✕3-
Total467
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Animal Sciences✕4-
Food Technology and Processing✕2-
Food Science and Technology (other)✕1-
Agronomy and Crop Science✕4-
Range Science and Management✕1-
Soil Science and Agronomy✕3-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Natural Resources Management and Policy✕2-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Communication✕2-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Computer Science✕3-
Education [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Educational Evaluation and Research✕4-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕4-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)✕--
Engineering [+] ✕ 26 completers-
Engineering✕--
Agricultural Engineering✕3-
Civil Engineering✕9-
Computer Software Engineering✕--
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕7-
Mechanical Engineering✕5-
Industrial Engineering✕2-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies✕5-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Rhetoric and Composition✕2-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Biochemistry✕--
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology✕1-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology✕1-
Microbiology✕1-
Zoology/Animal Biology✕3-
Entomology✕--
Genome Sciences/Genomics✕1-
Environmental Biology✕2-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Mathematics✕4-
Statistics✕5-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ --
Gerontology✕--
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Chemistry✕--
Polymer Chemistry✕1-
Physics✕2-
Materials Sciences (other)✕6-
Psychology [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Psychology✕3-
Developmental and Child Psychology✕3-
Experimental Psychology✕--
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✕2-
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management✕1-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Music✕2-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 23 completers-
Pharmaceutical Sciences✕4-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing✕19-
Business [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Management Science✕2-
History [+] ✕ 1 completers-
History✕1-
Total127
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 69 completers-
Pharmacy✕69-
Total69
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ --
Food Science and Technology (other)✕--
Engineering [+] ✔ (2 completers) 4 completers-
Computer Software Engineering✔4-
Construction Engineering✔--
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ --
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management✕--
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Statistics✕9-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Gerontology✕1-
Transportation and Materials Moving [+] ✔ (1 completers) --
Transportation and Materials Moving (other)✔--
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Public Health✕1-
Business [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕3-
Total50
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕1-
Total1

Graduate Student Population at NDSU

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 2,146 students enrolled into North Dakota State University-Main Campus graduate schools where it has total 12,242 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 962 full-time and 1,184 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,031 male and 1,115 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.
Graduate School Student Population By Gender
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,1461,0311,115
Full-time962444518
Part-tme1,184587597
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 1,214 White (56.57%), 49 Black/African American (2.28%), 49 Hispanic (2.28%), 53 Asian (2.47%), and 781 students with other races. 669 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,1461,0311,115
American Indian/Native American1248
Asian532132
Black/African American493217
Hispanic491930
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander312
White1,214521693
Two More462026
Un-Known512229
Non-resident Alien669391278
North Dakota State University-Main Campus offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 251 graduate students (11.70% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 397 graduate students (18.50% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total2,146
Enrolled Online Exclusively251
Enrolled Some Online Courses397
Not in Online Courses1,498
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at North Dakota State University-Main Campus. 707 students are aged 20 to 24 (32.95% of total students), 2 students are aged below 20 (0.09%), 60 students are aged above 50 (2.80%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at North Dakota State University-Main Campus.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,1461,0311,115
Age 18-19220
Age 20-211415883
Age 22-24566227339
Age 25-29623316307
Age 30-34403224179
Age 35-3919310588
Age 40-491587286
Age 50-64572631
Over 64312

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