Programs & majors brief
North Dakota State University-Main Campus Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at North Dakota State University-Main Campus?
62 of 62 programs shown
Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.
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| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | 58 | $125,175 | #4 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | 49 | $95,019 | #16 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 56 | $94,510 | #130 |
| Computer Engineering | 22 | $92,878 | #119 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 154 | $87,702 | #183 |
| Computer Science | 78 | $87,562 | #149 |
| Agricultural Engineering | 20 | $84,529 | — |
| Industrial Engineering | 39 | $84,016 | #69 |
| Civil Engineering | 73 | $83,992 | #104 |
| Agricultural Production Operations | 43 | $83,779 | #1 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 73 | $80,522 | #106 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 55 | $77,589 | #31 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | 44 | $77,296 | #10 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | 23 | $76,527 | #63 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 47 | $74,888 | #173 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 204 | $73,935 | #290 |
| Marketing | 62 | $71,027 | #105 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 135 | $67,405 | #192 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions small degree count | 10 | $65,292 | — |
| Architecture | 58 | $65,148 | #32 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | 20 | $64,014 | #30 |
| Homeland Security small degree count | 17 | $62,649 | — |
| Agriculture, General small degree count | 13 | $62,285 | — |
| Business/Corporate Communications small degree count | 16 | $62,181 | — |
| Agricultural Mechanization small degree count | 6 | $58,690 | — |
| Biology, General | 96 | $58,662 | #187 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 44 | $58,252 | #85 |
| Design and Applied Arts | 20 | $57,663 | #81 |
| Apparel and Textiles small degree count | 15 | $56,197 | — |
| Sociology small degree count | 13 | $56,040 | — |
| Environmental Design small degree count | 11 | $55,647 | — |
| Psychology, General | 99 | $54,784 | #130 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 27 | $54,656 | #67 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services small degree count | 15 | $54,301 | — |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 70 | $53,907 | #58 |
| Political Science and Government | 20 | $52,834 | #258 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy small degree count | 19 | $52,570 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 70 | $52,339 | #79 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management small degree count | 8 | $51,277 | — |
| Animal Sciences | 51 | $50,975 | #31 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 144 | $50,052 | #37 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 58 | $48,986 | #186 |
| Fine and Studio Arts small degree count | 14 | $46,117 | — |
| Music small degree count | 16 | $45,578 | — |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | 24 | $44,457 | #3 |
| Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services small degree count | 6 | $42,973 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General small degree count | 9 | $40,460 | — |
| Plant Sciences small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Journalism small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Manufacturing Engineering small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Construction Engineering small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biotechnology small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mathematics small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Statistics small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Economics small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Anthropology small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| International Business small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| History small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at North Dakota State University-Main Campus?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do North Dakota State University-Main Campus majors rank nationally?
National program rankings
- Agricultural Production Operations#1
- Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians#3
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration#4
- Agricultural Business and Management#10
- Construction Engineering Technology/Technician#16
- Microbiological Sciences and Immunology#30
- Animal Sciences#31
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions#31
- Architecture#32
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services#37
Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.
Further analysis
Outcomes vary by field, and the page for North Dakota State University-Main Campus carries 47 programs with earnings data, 31 of which hold a national rank. The three largest program families are Engineering at 16.3% of bachelor's degrees awarded, Business at 15.7%, and Health Professions at 14.5%.
Nursing is the largest single program, with 204 degrees awarded, a median of $73,935 four years after completion, and a national rank of #290. Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration reports the highest earnings at $125,175, and Azimuth ranks it #4 nationally.
Agricultural Production Operations earns $83,779 four years out and holds a national rank of #1.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.