Program Payoff

North Dakota State University-Main Campus

Fargo, North Dakota. 21 certificate and associate programs, public. 21 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
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations Undergraduate certificate $24,095 not published $74,250
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Animal Sciences Undergraduate certificate not published $46,960
Agricultural Technicians
Apparel and Textiles Undergraduate certificate not published $61,580
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $98,170
General and Operations Managers
Computer Science Undergraduate certificate not published $105,600
Software Developers
Computer Systems Analysis Undergraduate certificate not published $73,550
Computer Network Support Specialists
Computer and Information Sciences, General Undergraduate certificate not published $105,600
Software Developers
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Undergraduate certificate not published $126,440
Managers, All Other
Data Analytics Undergraduate certificate not published $135,890
Financial Managers
Economics Undergraduate certificate not published $61,210
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $98,170
General and Operations Managers
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies Undergraduate certificate not published $76,870
Personal Financial Advisors
Finance and Financial Management Services Undergraduate certificate not published $98,170
General and Operations Managers
Hospitality Administration/Management Undergraduate certificate not published $126,440
Managers, All Other
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $30,290
Childcare Workers
Philosophy Undergraduate certificate not published $131,370
Natural Sciences Managers
Psychology, General Undergraduate certificate not published $126,440
Managers, All Other
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Undergraduate certificate not published $63,260
Training and Development Specialists
Publishing Undergraduate certificate not published $60,520
Editors
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Undergraduate certificate not published $63,430
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other Undergraduate certificate not published $69,350
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other

"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.