2025 Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools in North Dakota

Ranked #3 in popularity, registered nursing is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools in North Dakota ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 265 associate degrees in registered nursing during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Registered Nursing School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of registered nursing for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality registered nursing program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on registered nursing students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other registered nursing students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized registered nursing related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for registered nursing students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Registered Nursing Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools in North Dakota ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Registered Nursing in North Dakota

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for registered nursing students seeking a an associate degree.

Top North Dakota Schools for an Associate in Registered Nursing

1

Rasmussen University - North Dakota
Fargo, ND

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

100 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Rasmussen University - North Dakota if you want to pursue an associate degree in registered nursing. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a private for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a associate in registered nursing from Rasmussen University - North Dakota

2

North Dakota State College of Science
Wahpeton, ND

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

33 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat North Dakota State College of Science if you wish to pursue an associate degree in registered nursing. North Dakota State College of Science is a small public college located in the remote town of Wahpeton.More information about a associate in registered nursing from North Dakota State College of Science

3

Bismarck State College
Bismarck, ND

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

42 Annual Graduates

Bismarck State College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in registered nursing. BSC is a small public college located in the small city of Bismarck.More information about a associate in registered nursing from Bismarck State College

4

Lake Region State College
Devils Lake, ND

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

29 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Lake Region State College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in registered nursing. Located in the town of Devils Lake, Lake Region State College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in registered nursing from Lake Region State College

5

Dakota College at Bottineau
Bottineau, ND

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

37 Annual Graduates

MSU-Bottineau is a small public college located in the remote area of Bottineau.More information about a associate in registered nursing from Dakota College at Bottineau

6

Williston State College
Williston, ND

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

24 Annual Graduates

Located in the remote town of Williston, Williston State College is a public college with a fairly small student population.More information about a associate in registered nursing from Williston State College

Best Registered Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Registered Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	299	2,167
Kansas	275	868
Missouri	210	1,347
Iowa	200	1,152
Nebraska	163	265
South Dakota	148	114

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Registered Nursing Related Rankings by Major

One of 23 majors within the Nursing area of study, Registered Nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle. More about our data sources and methodologies.