NDSU makes getting a degree obtainable. With several undergraduate and graduate online degree programs to choose from, students can attend NDSU from anywhere.
“It absolutely opens up those wanting to earn a degree from NDSU regardless of their location,” said Sarah Crary, assistant director and online programs coordinator in the Office of Teaching and Learning.
Many of the online program courses offer the flexibility for students to take classes at times that work for their busy schedules. Students also can choose to take online classes that are taught in real-time later in the day if they are working full-time jobs while earning their degree.
Affordability is another reason why NDSU’s online degree programs stand out according to Crary.
“Students are becoming increasingly money conscious, which makes NDSU a great choice. We offer in-state tuition for all our online programs, regardless of what state a student is living in. NDSU’s in-state tuition is very affordable and competitive,” she said.
Overall, interest in NDSU’s online degree programs is growing. Carolina Pettus, the assistant director of the Office of Admissions, said her office has seen a high demand for online undergraduate degree options.
“Particularly since the pandemic, we have seen a lot of working professionals want to complete their degree, but cannot leave their 9-5 jobs to complete courses,” she said.
Crary said the same is true for online graduate degree options.
“We have a large portion of students interested in a graduate degree to advance within their career. An online program allows those students to continue working while earning their degrees,” she said. “We also have alumni who have moved outside that state that want to earn their graduate degree from NDSU as well.”
Below is the full list of the available online undergraduate degree programs:
- Agricultural sciences
- Business administration
- Computer engineering
- Cybersecurity
- Data science
- Electrical engineering
- Human development and family science
- Information technology
- Marketing
- Nursing: LPN to BSN and RN to BSN
- Software engineering
- University studies
Below is the full list of available online graduate master’s degree programs:
- Agricultural education
- Biomedical engineering
- Community development
- Construction management
- Education
- Extension education
- Data Science
- Dietetics
- Family and consumer science
- Human development and family science
- Leadership in PE and sport coaching
- MBA
- Mechanical engineering
- Music with an emphasis in music education
- Natural resources management
- Public health
- Public health in epidemiology
- Public policy
- Software engineering
- Sports management
- Supply chain management
Work is underway to develop online graduate programs in agriculture and community resilience and planning (formerly emergency management), with both programs pending to become available in 2025.
Online certificates also are available. Certificates are a great way to gain expertise in a specific area to stand out to employers.
Online undergraduate certificates include:
- Aging studies
- Family financial planning
- Entrepreneurship
- Apparel, retail merchandising & design
- Computing systems
- Computer science foundation
- Core computer science competencies
- Data science
- Cybersecurity
- Fundamentals of computing and security
- Software development
- Software engineering
- International studies
- Computer science
Online graduate certificates include:
- Computer science education
- Cybersecurity
- Big data stat analysis
- Digital market and innovation
- Leadership and management skills
- Construction management
- Public health organization
- Change management
- Supply chain management
- Student affairs administration
- Enterprise resource planning
- Software engineering
- Gerontology
- Family financial planning
- Youth program management & evaluation
- Youth development
For more information about online programs, contact Crary or Zach Carpenter, an admissions counselor in the Office of Admissions.
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