Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities programs in North Dakota
19 schools in North Dakota teach this, at certificate or associate level. 6 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $38,289 at Lake Region State College.
What this work pays in North Dakota
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other in North Dakota earn a median of $63,430 a year across 470 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Region State College Devils Lake | Associate's degree | $9,490 | $38,289 (26 grads) | 71 |
| Bismarck State College Bismarck | Associate's degree | $10,887 | $28,500 (128 grads) | 329 |
| Williston State College Williston | Associate's degree | $6,700 | $25,774 (21 grads) | 162 |
| Turtle Mountain College Belcourt | Associate's degree | — | $25,194 (11 grads) | 58 |
| Dakota College at Bottineau Bottineau | Associate's degree | $9,840 | $17,717 (17 grads) | 73 |
| North Dakota State College of Science Wahpeton | Associate's degree | $10,921 | $17,628 (37 grads) | 82 |
| Bismarck State College Bismarck | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Cankdeska Cikana Community College Fort Totten | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Dakota College at Bottineau Bottineau | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Dickinson State University Dickinson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Lake Region State College Devils Lake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Mayville State University Mayville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Mayville State University Mayville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College New Town | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Sitting Bull College Fort Yates | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Trinity Bible College and Graduate School Ellendale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| United Tribes Technical College Bismarck | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Valley City State University Valley City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Valley City State University Valley City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.