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LPN / LVN programs in North Dakota
North Dakota has 8 accredited campuses awarding lpn credentials. If you finish and work as a licensed practical nurse in North Dakota, expect to start around $50,950–$58,290 and reach a median of $62,300 with experience; the top quarter earn $65,020 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, North Dakota). Graduates of these North Dakota programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $38,360 in their first year, against $37,410 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses earn in North Dakota
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 1,920 employed in North Dakota. National median: $64,400.
Campuses in North Dakota, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BismarckBottineauDevils LakeDickinsonFargoFort YatesWahpetonWilliston
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen University-North Dakota | Fargo | for-profit | 21 | $40,180 | $14,167 | not reported | not reported |
| North Dakota State College of Science | Wahpeton | Public | 22 | $36,541 | $16,090 | 55% | not reported |
| Dakota College at Bottineau | Bottineau | Public | 41 | not reported | $10,500 | 48% | not reported |
| Bismarck State College | Bismarck | Public | 38 | not reported | $10,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Williston State College | Williston | Public | 29 | not reported | $12,250 | 42% | not reported |
| Lake Region State College | Devils Lake | Public | 27 | not reported | $6,500 | 52% | not reported |
| Dickinson State University | Dickinson | Public | 18 | not reported | $16,311 | not reported | not reported |
| Sitting Bull College | Fort Yates | Public | 2 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.