Human Services, General programs in North Dakota
8 schools in North Dakota teach this, at certificate or associate level. 2 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $26,625 at Bismarck State College.
What this work pays in North Dakota
Social and Human Service Assistants in North Dakota earn a median of $46,260 a year across 1,530 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in North Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Social and Community Service Managers | $86,630 | 510 |
| Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other | $63,490 | 170 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bismarck State College Bismarck | Associate's degree | — | $26,625 (13 grads) | 4 |
| Rasmussen University-North Dakota Fargo | Associate's degree | $22,667 | $24,532 (65 grads) | 11 |
| Bismarck State College Bismarck | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College New Town | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Rasmussen University-North Dakota Fargo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Sitting Bull College Fort Yates | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Turtle Mountain College Belcourt | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| United Tribes Technical College Bismarck | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
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.
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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 Human Services, General — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.