Program Payoff

North Dakota State College of Science

Wahpeton, North Dakota. 52 certificate and associate programs, public. 52 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in North Dakota.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's degree $18,773 $58,673 (16) $80,730
Registered Nurses
Agricultural Mechanization Associate's degree $12,500 $49,102 (56) $76,030
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $46,087 (12) $74,490
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $45,808 (20) $65,030
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $11,554 $45,383 (152) $57,360
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate's degree $11,500 $43,426 (28) $57,770
Dental Assistants
Precision Metal Working Associate's degree $11,123 $41,565 (37) $62,000
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Associate's degree $16,090 $40,821 (19) $45,820
Nursing Assistants
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $11,000 $39,489 (43) $80,930
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Agricultural Business and Management Associate's degree $11,000 $34,704 (21) $74,250
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's degree $33,993 (40) $47,560
Pharmacy Technicians
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree $10,000 $33,726 (23) $98,170
General and Operations Managers
Culinary Arts and Related Services Associate's degree $29,250 (13) $36,470
Cooks, Restaurant
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $10,921 $17,628 (37) $63,430
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $12,546 not published $62,000
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Air Transportation Undergraduate certificate not published $100,720
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $39,670
Emergency Medical Technicians
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's degree not published $39,670
Emergency Medical Technicians
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate certificate not published $47,560
Pharmacy Technicians
Animal Sciences Associate's degree not published $46,960
Agricultural Technicians
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection Associate's degree not published $81,370
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $98,170
General and Operations Managers
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $65,030
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Computer Programming Undergraduate certificate not published $105,600
Software Developers
Computer Programming Associate's degree not published $105,600
Software Developers
Computer Software and Media Applications Undergraduate certificate not published $105,600
Software Developers
Computer Software and Media Applications Associate's degree not published $105,600
Software Developers
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Associate's degree not published $105,600
Software Developers
Computer and Information Sciences, General Undergraduate certificate not published $105,600
Software Developers
Computer and Information Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $105,600
Software Developers
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Undergraduate certificate not published $126,440
Managers, All Other
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician Associate's degree not published $102,070
Construction Managers
Culinary Arts and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $36,470
Cooks, Restaurant
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $57,770
Dental Assistants
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Associate's degree not published $81,370
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $73,610
Medical Equipment Repairers
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $98,170
General and Operations Managers
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Associate's degree not published $98,170
General and Operations Managers
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $74,490
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Finance and Financial Management Services Undergraduate certificate not published $98,170
General and Operations Managers
Finance and Financial Management Services Associate's degree not published $98,170
General and Operations Managers
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $74,250
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations Associate's degree not published $74,250
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Health and Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate certificate not published $126,440
Managers, All Other
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate's degree not published $126,440
Managers, All Other
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Associate's degree not published $74,490
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Hospitality Administration/Management Associate's degree not published $126,440
Managers, All Other
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $62,000
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Plant Sciences Associate's degree not published $65,320
Soil and Plant Scientists
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services Undergraduate certificate not published $81,370
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Precision Metal Working Undergraduate certificate not published $62,000
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $57,360
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.