Online Degrees and Programs at North Dakota State University-Main Campus

North Dakota State University-Main Campus offers 273 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 62 major programs - 10 Certificate, 11 Bachelors, 22 Masters, 3 Doctorate, and 16 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $10,910 for North Dakota residents and $15,564 for out-of-state students.

Total 1,054 students out of total 11,952 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 1,389 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

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

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 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 $10,910 and $15,564 for non-North Dakota residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $8,786 and $12,578 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.

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Online Programs By Area of Study

North Dakota State University-Main Campus offers 273 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 62 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 10 Certificates, 11 Bachelors, 22 Masters, 3 Doctorate, 16 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

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

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.

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At North Dakota State University-Main Campus, there are 11,952 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 7,083 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,054 students are enrolled exclusively and 6,029 are enrolled in some online courses).

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 1,054 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 525 North Dakota Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 472 students living in the U.S. States other than North Dakota, and 57 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

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