Highest ROI College Degrees in North Dakota

Top 20 college + major combinations in North Dakota ranked by estimated 20-year net return on investment. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

#	College	Major	20-Yr Net ROI	Median Salary	Annual Cost
1	Bismarck State College Grad rate: 49.6%	Nuclear Engineering Technologies/Technicians.	+$1,937,172	$140,386	$15,274	Full ROI →
2	North Dakota State University-Main Campus Grad rate: 63.4%	Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.	+$1,627,878	$125,733	$23,391	Full ROI →
3	North Dakota State University-Main Campus Grad rate: 63.4%	Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.	+$1,502,411	$123,115	$23,391	Full ROI →
4	University of North Dakota Grad rate: 63.2%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$1,431,420	$116,029	$24,580	Full ROI →
5	North Dakota State University-Main Campus Grad rate: 63.4%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$1,387,896	$116,073	$23,391	Full ROI →
6	University of North Dakota Grad rate: 63.2%	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.	+$1,356,740	$112,295	$24,580	Full ROI →
7	Bismarck State College Grad rate: 49.6%	Business Administration, Management and Operations.	+$1,341,663	$113,181	$15,274	Full ROI →
8	Bismarck State College Grad rate: 49.6%	Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians.	+$1,007,752	$94,725	$15,274	Full ROI →
9	University of Mary Grad rate: 66.0%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$923,062	$91,441	$32,879	Full ROI →
10	University of North Dakota Grad rate: 63.2%	Petroleum Engineering.	+$908,370	$94,157	$24,580	Full ROI →
11	North Dakota State University-Main Campus Grad rate: 63.4%	Computer Engineering.	+$903,236	$93,292	$23,391	Full ROI →
12	Bismarck State College Grad rate: 49.6%	Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians.	+$866,333	$87,805	$15,274	Full ROI →
13	University of North Dakota Grad rate: 63.2%	Business Administration, Management and Operations.	+$730,260	$80,971	$24,580	Full ROI →
14	Bismarck State College Grad rate: 49.6%	Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians.	+$710,152	$79,845	$15,274	Full ROI →
15	University of North Dakota Grad rate: 63.2%	Chemical Engineering.	+$613,937	$79,432	$24,580	Full ROI →
16	University of North Dakota Grad rate: 63.2%	Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.	+$594,170	$78,447	$24,580	Full ROI →
17	Rasmussen University-North Dakota Grad rate: 56.4%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$562,896	$77,728	$24,675	Full ROI →
18	University of North Dakota Grad rate: 63.2%	Civil Engineering.	+$535,850	$75,504	$24,580	Full ROI →
19	North Dakota State University-Main Campus Grad rate: 63.4%	Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.	+$517,076	$74,017	$23,391	Full ROI →
20	North Dakota State University-Main Campus Grad rate: 63.4%	Construction Management.	+$516,596	$72,508	$23,391	Full ROI →

How ROI is calculated

20-Year Net ROI = Gross Earnings (salary × 20) − Total Degree Cost − Debt Payoff (×1.35) − Baseline Opportunity Cost ($42,000 × 20). Data from the U.S. College Scorecard.