University of North Dakota offers 253 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 116 major programs - 13 Certificate, 32 Bachelors, 38 Masters, 10 Doctorate, and 23 Post-graduate Certificate.
The 2025 tuition & fees is $10,951 for North Dakota residents and $15,570 for out-of-state students.
Total 5,225 students out of total 15,019 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 2,775 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.
University of North Dakota is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.
Online Degrees / Programs Overview
| School Name | University of North Dakota |
| Type | Four-year, Public |
| Address | 264 Centennial Drive, Stop 8193, Grand Forks, ND |
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| Online Students | 5,225 Enrolled Online Exclusively 5,272 Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | In-State$10,951 Out-of-State$15,570 |
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| Graduate Tuition & Fees | In-State$13,677 Out-of-State$19,658 |
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| Student to Faculty | 17:1 (5.88%) |
| Online Degree Programs |
| Total | 116 Programs |
| Certificate | 13 Programs |
| Bachelors | 32 Programs |
| Masters | 38 Programs |
| Doctorate | 10 Programs |
| Post-Graduate | 23 Programs |
2025 Tuition & Fees
The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at University of North Dakota. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For North Dakota residents, the tuition & fees are $10,951 and $15,570 for non-North Dakota residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $13,677 and $19,658 for out-of-state students.
The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $385 for North Dakota residents and $577 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $498 for North Dakota residents and $748 for out-of-state students.
Online Programs By Area of Study
University of North Dakota offers 253 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 116 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 13 Certificates, 32 Bachelors, 38 Masters, 10 Doctorate, 23 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.
The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.
Total Number of Online Degree Programs
| Certificate | Associates | Bachelors |
Masters | Doctorate |
Post-Graduate |
| Online Programs | 13 | NOT OFFERED | 32 |
38 | 10 | 23 |
| Overall Programs | 33 | NOT OFFERED | 90 |
57 | 39 | 34 |
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.
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Environmental Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | 3 |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Communication | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
61 | 4 |
7 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Communication and Media Studies (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
2 |
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| Journalism | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Health Communication | 4 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Sports Communication | 9 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Computer and Information Sciences | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
30 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Computer Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | 14 |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | 18 |
NOT OFFERED |
1 |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 1 |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Multicultural Education | 3 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Curriculum and Instruction | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 35 |
NOT OFFERED |
40 |
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| Educational Leadership and Administration | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
2 |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
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| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 4 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Educational Administration and Supervision (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
32 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Educational/Instructional Technology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 2 |
NOT OFFERED |
2 |
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| Special Education and Teaching | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 91 |
NOT OFFERED |
5 |
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| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism | 6 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
7 |
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| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 36 |
NOT OFFERED |
3 |
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| Elementary Education and Teaching | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
45 | 6 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
4 | 2 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
17 |
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| Reading Teacher Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 17 |
NOT OFFERED |
23 |
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| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 7 |
NOT OFFERED |
1 |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | 17 |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Chemical Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
32 | 5 |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Civil Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
44 | 4 |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
34 | 12 |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
2 | 3 |
4 |
2 |
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| Mechanical Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
85 | 13 |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Petroleum Engineering | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
7 | 12 |
9 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Systems Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 1 |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
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| Geological/Geophysical Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
1 | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Engineering (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
8 |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
1 |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Chinese Language and Literature | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| French Language and Literature | 11 |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| General Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
111 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Epidemiology and Biostatistics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 17 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Mathematics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
15 | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Applied Statistics, General | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 2 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | 1 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Data Science, General | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
5 | 5 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
52 | 14 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Psychology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
1 | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Forensic Psychology | 21 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 52 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Applied Behavior Analysis | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
53 | 1 |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
3 |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Public Administration | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
9 | 16 |
NOT OFFERED |
1 |
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| Public Policy Analysis | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
3 |
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| Social Work | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
66 | 52 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Social Sciences | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
14 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
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| Applied Economics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
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| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 17 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| International Relations and Affairs | 5 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Political Science and Government | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
24 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Sociology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
15 | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | 16 |
4 |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Health and Wellness | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
4 |
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| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
10 |
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| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | 10 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Histologic Technology/Histotechnologist | 29 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other) | 36 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Public Health | 3 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
9 |
3 |
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| Public Health Education and Promotion | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
6 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Rehabilitation Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
6 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 11 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
108 | 90 |
3 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Nursing Practice | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
25 |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Business Administration and Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
10 | 34 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Accounting | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
46 | 55 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Business/Managerial Economics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
6 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Investments and Securities | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
64 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Marketing/Marketing Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
9 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
Distance Learning Program Student Population
At University of North Dakota, there are 15,019 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 10,497 students were attending classes through distance learning (5,225 students are enrolled exclusively and 5,272 are enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 15,019 | |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 5,225 |
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 5,272 |
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 4,522 |
By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 5,225 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,603 North Dakota Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 3,479 students living in the U.S. States other than North Dakota, and 124 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.
Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 5,225 | |
| North Dakota Resident | 1,603 |
| Other State In U.S. | 3,493 |
| Outside of U.S. | 124 |
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 5,225 | |
| Undergraduate | 3,157 |
| Graduate | 2,068 |
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
| Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses | 3,157 | |
| Degree/Certificate Seeking | 2,413 |
| Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking | 744 |