Fargo, ND (population: 95,232) has two vocational schools within its city limits. North Dakota State University-Main Campus, the highest ranked school in the city with a vocational 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).
Vocational students from Fargo schools who go on to become vocational educators, event planners, landscape architects, landscape designers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 114,420 people working as vocational education teachers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $52,030. Also, Middle school teachers make on average $53,550 per year and there are about 665,420 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Fargo-MN area alone, there are 150 employed middle school teachers earning an average salary of $51,760. Vocational education teachers in this area earn $57,600/yr and there are 110 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 0.921 out of every 1000 jobs in Fargo are held by vocational education teachers, and 1.266/1000 are held by middle school teachers.
Of the 2 vocational 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 vocational 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 |