North Dakota State University-Main Campus

Fargo, North Dakota · Public

All 62 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical North Dakota high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr). Another 185 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$9,370
$30k to $48k	$11,343
$48k to $75k	$11,923
$75k to $110k	$16,082
$110k and up	$18,856
All families (average)	$15,543

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

62 of 247 programs could be assessed 25% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical North Dakota high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$73,935	+$36,959	clears the bar	$24,250	0.7 yrs	204
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$87,702	+$50,726	clears the bar	$26,097	0.5 yrs	154
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$50,052	+$13,076	clears the bar	$22,775	1.7 yrs	144
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$67,405	+$30,429	clears the bar	$22,500	0.7 yrs	135
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$54,784	+$17,808	clears the bar	$22,736	1.3 yrs	99
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$58,662	+$21,686	clears the bar	$21,784	1.0 yrs	96
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$87,562	+$50,586	clears the bar	$25,000	0.5 yrs	78
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$83,992	+$47,016	clears the bar	$22,250	0.5 yrs	73
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$80,522	+$43,546	clears the bar	$23,250	0.5 yrs	73
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$52,339	+$15,363	clears the bar	$24,791	1.6 yrs	70
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$53,907	+$16,931	clears the bar	$17,815	1.1 yrs	70
Pharmacy	First Professional Degree	$135,133	+$98,157	clears the bar	$79,304	0.8 yrs	69
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$71,027	+$34,051	clears the bar	$21,500	0.6 yrs	62
Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$65,148	+$28,172	clears the bar	$26,875	1.0 yrs	58
Architecture	Master's Degree	$66,004	+$29,028	clears the bar	$20,293	0.7 yrs	58
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$48,986	+$12,010	clears the bar	$21,500	1.8 yrs	58
Pharmacy	Bachelor's Degree	$125,175	+$88,199	clears the bar	$18,481	0.2 yrs	58
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$94,510	+$57,534	clears the bar	$21,050	0.4 yrs	56
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$77,589	+$40,613	clears the bar	$27,000	0.7 yrs	55
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$63,602	+$26,626	clears the bar	$18,865	0.7 yrs	53
Animal Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$50,975	+$13,999	clears the bar	$21,439	1.5 yrs	51
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Bachelor's Degree	$95,019	+$58,043	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	49
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$74,888	+$37,912	clears the bar	$23,250	0.6 yrs	47
Agricultural Business and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$77,296	+$40,320	clears the bar	$17,875	0.4 yrs	44
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$58,252	+$21,276	clears the bar	$21,125	1.0 yrs	44
Agricultural Production Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$83,779	+$46,803	clears the bar	$21,500	0.5 yrs	43
Industrial Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$84,016	+$47,040	clears the bar	$25,625	0.5 yrs	39
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Master's Degree	$60,498 1-year earnings	+$23,522	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$54,656	+$17,680	clears the bar	$21,968	1.2 yrs	27
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$44,457	+$7,481	clears the bar	$21,378	2.9 yrs	24
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$91,876	+$54,900	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$76,527	+$39,551	clears the bar	$22,875	0.6 yrs	23
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$92,878	+$55,902	clears the bar	$21,500	0.4 yrs	22
Agricultural Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$84,529	+$47,553	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Bachelor's Degree	$64,014	+$27,038	clears the bar	$24,520	0.9 yrs	20
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$52,834	+$15,858	clears the bar	$20,342	1.3 yrs	20
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$57,663	+$20,687	clears the bar	$27,000	1.3 yrs	20
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Bachelor's Degree	$52,570	+$15,594	clears the bar	$25,125	1.6 yrs	19
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$119,874	+$82,898	clears the bar	$46,124	0.6 yrs	19
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$81,273	+$44,297	clears the bar	$24,095	0.5 yrs	18
Homeland Security	Bachelor's Degree	$62,649	+$25,673	clears the bar	$27,000	1.1 yrs	17
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$45,578	+$8,602	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Business/Corporate Communications	Bachelor's Degree	$62,181	+$25,205	clears the bar	$25,250	1.0 yrs	16
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Master's Degree	$67,825	+$30,849	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Apparel and Textiles	Bachelor's Degree	$56,197	+$19,221	clears the bar	$21,500	1.1 yrs	15
Public Health	Master's Degree	$60,566 1-year earnings	+$23,590	clears the bar	$24,880	1.1 yrs	15
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	$54,301	+$17,325	clears the bar	$26,625	1.5 yrs	15
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$56,299	+$19,323	clears the bar	$38,791	2.0 yrs	14
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$46,117	+$9,141	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Agriculture, General	Bachelor's Degree	$62,285	+$25,309	clears the bar	$18,086	0.7 yrs	13
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$56,040	+$19,064	clears the bar	$23,324	1.2 yrs	13
Environmental Design	Bachelor's Degree	$55,647	+$18,671	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Accounting	Master's Degree	$58,479 1-year earnings	+$21,503	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$57,720	+$20,744	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	$65,292	+$28,316	clears the bar	$31,000	1.1 yrs	10
Plant Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$49,048 1-year earnings	+$12,072	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
English	Bachelor's Degree	$40,460	+$3,484	clears the bar	$21,500	6.2 yrs	9
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$51,277	+$14,301	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Agricultural Mechanization	Bachelor's Degree	$58,690	+$21,714	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services	Bachelor's Degree	$42,973	+$5,997	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$59,153	+$22,177	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Zoology/Animal Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$50,701	+$13,725	clears the bar	$23,808	1.7 yrs	insufficient data
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Plant Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Finance	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Agricultural Business and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Landscape Architecture	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Manufacturing Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Construction Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Statistics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$26,748	insufficient data	9
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Publishing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Construction Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$24,384	insufficient data	7
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Agricultural Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Materials Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Plant Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Biotechnology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Statistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Animal Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Animal Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Food Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
School Counseling	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Computer Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Human Development and Family Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Pharmacy	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Marketing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Agricultural Public Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Food Science and Technology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Soil Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Agricultural Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Industrial Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Zoology/Animal Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Genetics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Materials Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Research Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Economics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
International Agriculture	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Agricultural Public Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Communications and Media	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Publishing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Industrial Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Botany/Plant Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,976/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.