North Dakota State University-Main Campus offers 271 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 57 major programs - 10 Certificate, 11 Bachelors, 17 Masters, 3 Doctorate, and 16 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $10,857 for North Dakota residents and $15,511 for out-of-state students.

Total 750 students out of total 12,242 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 1,227 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

North Dakota State University-Main Campus is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameNorth Dakota State University-Main Campus
TypeFour-year, Public
Address1301 12th Avenue North, Fargo, ND
Online Students750 Enrolled Online Exclusively
5,308 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$10,857
Out-of-State$15,511
Graduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$8,746
Out-of-State$12,538
Student to Faculty17:1 (5.88%)
Online Degree Programs
Total57 Programs
Certificate10 Programs
Bachelors11 Programs
Masters17 Programs
Doctorate3 Programs
Post-Graduate16 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at North Dakota State University-Main Campus. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For North Dakota residents, the tuition & fees are $10,857 and $15,511 for non-North Dakota residents. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $8,746 and $12,538 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $383 for North Dakota residents and $575 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $421 for North Dakota residents and $632 for out-of-state students.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$9,619$10,033$10,401$10,792$10,857
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$13,757$14,336$14,876$15,446$15,511
Graduate (In-State)$7,751$8,083$8,381$8,697$8,746
Graduate (Out-of-State)$11,123$11,589$12,028$12,489$12,538
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$341$355$368$383$383
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$511$531$553$575$575
Graduate (In-State)$375$390$405$421$421
Graduate (Out-of-State)$562$584$608$632$632

Online Programs By Area of Study

North Dakota State University-Main Campus offers 271 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 57 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 10 Certificates, 11 Bachelors, 17 Masters, 3 Doctorate, 16 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs10NOT OFFERED11 17316
Overall Programs22NOT OFFERED103 675029

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Agricultural and Extension Education ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Natural Resources Management and PolicyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM6 2 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer and Information SciencesONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Artificial IntelligenceONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Computer Systems Analysis/AnalystONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer ScienceONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED24 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED15 2 NOT OFFERED
College Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Teacher Education, Multiple LevelsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Agricultural Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Bioengineering and Biomedical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED6 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Transportation and Highway EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 28NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Software EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM 2
Electrical and Electronics EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 63ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Construction EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM5 NOT OFFERED 2
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Family Resource Management StudiesONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED35 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Human Development and Family StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 985 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Adult Development and AgingONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Child Care Provider/AssistantNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EpidemiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Statistics (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
GerontologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 76NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 85ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Public Policy AnalysisNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Youth Services/AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EconomicsONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 13NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Development Economics and International DevelopmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Transportation and Materials Moving (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
MusicNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM10 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Public HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED13 NOT OFFERED 2
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 216NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 110ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies23 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Financial Planning and ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At North Dakota State University-Main Campus, there are 12,242 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 6,058 students were attending classes through distance learning (750 students are enrolled exclusively and 5,308 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment12,242
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses750
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses5,308
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses6,184

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 750 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 351 North Dakota Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 377 students living in the U.S. States other than North Dakota, and 22 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses750
North Dakota Resident351
Other State In U.S.377
Outside of U.S.22
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses750
Undergraduate499
Graduate251
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses499
Degree/Certificate Seeking453
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking46

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