Fargo, ND (population: 95,232) has two business schools within its city limits. North Dakota State University-Main Campus, the highest ranked school in the city with a business program, has a total student population of 14,189. It is the 1427th highest ranked school in the USA and the 6th highest in the state of North Dakota (#1 is University of Mary). To learn more about business programs in Fargo, ratemyprofessors.com has reviews of business professors at North Dakota State University such as Bahman Bahrami, Holly Bastow-Shoop, John Bitzan, Paul Brown, John Elder, and Dan Frisk.
Business students from Fargo schools who go on to become business executives, businessmen, businesswomen, business coaches, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 6,063,670 people working as business and financial operations employees alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $65,900. Also, Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes make on average $87,430 per year and there are about 11,700 of them employed in the US today.
Fargo lies in Cass county, which is one of the 32 counties in North Dakota. Overall, the Fargo-MN area has 120,180 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 2.6% unemployment rate, $17.77/hr average worker wage, and a $36,960 average annual salary.
Of the 2 business schools in Fargo, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Rasmussen College-Fargo comes out as the most expensive ($13,017/yr) for business students, with North Dakota State University-Main Campus as the lowest, reported at only $12,847/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Fargo |
| Moorhead | MN | - | 4 | 25.9555 | 267 | 2.5 miles |
| Grand Forks | ND | 52,135 | 2 | 28.0655 | 156 | 72.9 miles |