North Dakota State College of Science
Wahpeton, North Dakota
- Two-year college
- Public
- Town
- 1,909 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Agriculture and horticulture
- Agricultural Business and ManagementAssociate degree · 32 finishedGraduates here earned $55,969 a year after finishingNationally: $40,343
- Agricultural MechanizationCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $54,245
- Agricultural MechanizationAssociate degree · 28 finishedGraduates here earned $72,244 a year after finishingNationally: $56,110
- Animal SciencesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,006
- Plant SciencesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,993
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 75 finishedGraduates here earned $60,380 a year after finishingNationally: $48,683
Carpentry and construction
- CarpentersCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,931
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionAssociate degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,746
Computers and IT
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,167
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,763
- Computer ProgrammingCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,650
- Computer ProgrammingAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,248
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,694
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,720
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,926
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,595
Culinary arts
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,674
Dental assisting and hygiene
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,575
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 31 finishedGraduates here earned $47,594 a year after finishingNationally: $62,279
Electrician
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate degree · 60 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,611
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degreeGraduates here earned $50,448 a year after finishingNationally: $57,072
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,608
- Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,256
- Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,210
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,893
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,717
- Construction Engineering Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $60,261
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Associate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,589
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 23 finishedGraduates here earned $38,374 a year after finishingNationally: $40,233
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452
Pilot and air transportation
- Air TransportationCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,972
Plumbing and pipefitting
- Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesCertificate · 17 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,980
Police, fire and corrections
- Fire ProtectionAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,186
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssociate degree · 23 finishedGraduates here earned $52,770 a year after finishingNationally: $58,618
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 25 finishedGraduates here earned $64,632 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 18 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
- Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 27 finishedGraduates here earned $51,827 a year after finishingNationally: $48,947
Other programs (15)
- Architectural Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $44,791
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 18 finishedGraduates here earned $43,265 a year afterNationally: $41,208
- Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $54,362
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $43,067
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $35,157
- Finance and Financial Management ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $51,339
- Finance and Financial Management ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $42,478
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $52,388
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $44,599
- Hospitality Administration/ManagementAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $37,255
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 4 finishedNationally: $35,042
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 67 finishedGraduates here earned $38,471 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- Security Science and TechnologyCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $45,055
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $22,303
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $11,706per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $17,565sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $6,212Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 31%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 54%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $53,1746 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $54,80810 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $11,005federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 48%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 45%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
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Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for North Dakota State College of Science, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.
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