Fargo, ND (population: 95,232) has two nursing schools within its city limits. North Dakota State University-Main Campus, the highest ranked school in the city with a nursing 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 nursing programs in Fargo, ratemyprofessors.com has reviews of nursing professors at North Dakota State University such as Kara Falk, and Jeanine McDermott.
Nursing students from Fargo schools who go on to become nurses, registered nurses, practical nurses, pediatric nurses, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 2,583,770 people working as registered nurses alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $66,530. Also, Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses make on average $40,900 per year and there are about 728,670 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Fargo-MN area alone, there are 1,270 employed licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses earning an average salary of $33,890. Registered nurses in this area earn $61,710/yr and there are 1,230 employed.
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. Thus, about 10.245 out of every 1000 jobs in Fargo are held by registered nurses, and 10.577/1000 are held by licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses.
Of the 2 nursing 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 nursing 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 |