NDSU is a student-focused, land-grant, R1 research university with a graduate student population of over 1,900 across 80+ graduate programs. Our students work with world-class faculty to conduct innovative, and often interdisciplinary, research. 

NDSU is ranked in the top 100 public research universities in the United States based on NDSU’s research expenditures reported to the National Science Foundation. In addition, NDSU is listed in the National Science Foundation’s top 100 in several areas, including agricultural sciences; business management and business; communications; computer sciences; natural resources and conservation science; political science and government; social sciences; sociology, demography, and population studies; and visual and performing arts.

NDSU’s main campus is in Fargo, North Dakota, with Extension Service and Research Experiment Station locations across the state. Fargo is a welcoming and vibrant community of about 250,000 with a unique rural-urban feel. We have a bustling entrepreneurial atmosphere; rich culture; great local fare, arts, and entertainment; and a family friendly environment. 

Browse all graduate programs here or see the list below. 

College of Agriculture, Food Systems, & Natural Resources

• Agribusiness & Applied Economics (MS, PhD)
• Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering (MS, PhD)
• Agricultural Education
• Applied Economics (PhD)
• Animal Sciences (MS, PhD)
• International Agribusiness (MS)
• Microbiology (MS, PhD)
• Natural Resource Sciences (MNRM, MS, PhD)
  • Entomology option
  • Natural Resources Mgmt. option
  • Rangeland Ecology & Wildlife Mgmt. option
  • Soil Science option
• Plant Pathology (MS, PhD)
• Plant Science (MS, PhD)
  • Cereal Science (MS, PhD)
  • Horticulture (MS)

College of Arts & Sciences

• Anthropology (MS, MA)
• Architecture (MArch)
• Biochemistry (MS, PhD)
• Biological Sciences (MS, PhD)
• Chemistry (MS, PhD)
• Coatings & Polymeric Materials (MS, PhD)
• Communication (MA, MS, PhD)
• Community Development (MA, MS)
• Criminal Justice (MS, PhD)
• School of Education
  • Education (MS, MEd, EdD, PhD)
  • Educational Leadership (MS, MEd, EdS)
  • Extension Education (MS, MEd)
  • Family & Consumer Sciences Education (MS, MEd)
  • HNES - Leadership in Physical Education & Sport option (MS)
• English (MA)
• English – Rhetoric, Writing, & Culture (PhD)
• History (MA, MS, PhD)
• Landscape Architecture (MLA)  
• Mathematics (MS, PhD)
• Music
  • Conducting (MM, DMA)
  • Education (MM)
  • Performance (MM, DMA)
• Physics (MS, PhD)
• Psychology (PhD)
• Professional Writing (certificate)
• Public Policy (MPP)
• Publishing (certificate)
• Sociology (MS)
• Statistics (MS, PhD, certificate)
• Women & Gender Studies (certificate)

College of Business

• Accountancy (MAcc)
• Business Administration (MBA)
• Business Administration in Agribusiness (MBA)
• Business Analytics (MSBA)
• Supply Chain Management (MSCM)
• Transportation & Supply Chain (PhD)

College of Engineering

• Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering (MS, PhD)
• Biomedical Engineering (MS, PhD)
• Civil Engineering (MS, PhD)
• Computer Science (MS, PhD)
• Computer Science Education (certificate)
• Construction Management & Engineering (MS, MCM, certificate)
• Cyber Security (certificate)
• Electrical & Computer Engineering (MS, MEngr, PhD)
• Environmental Engineering (MS)
• Industrial Engineering & Management (MS)
• Manufacturing Engineering (MS, PhD)
• Mechanical Engineering (MS, PhD)
• Software Engineering (MSE, certificate)
• Software & Security Engineering (MS, PhD)

College of Graduate & Interdisciplinary Studies

• Cellular & Molecular Biology (PhD)
• College Teaching Certificate (option for current grad students)
• Discipline Based Education Research (PhD)
• Environmental & Conservation Sciences (MS, PhD)
• Genomics, Phenomics, & Bioinformatics (MS, PhD)
• Materials & Nanotechnology (MS, PhD)

College of Health & Human Sciences

• Counseling
  • Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MS, MEd)
  • Counselor Education & Supervision (PhD)
• Health, Nutrition, & Exercise Sciences
  • Athletic Training (MATrg)
  • Dietetics (MS)
  • Exercise/Nutrition Science (MS)
  • Exercise Science & Nutrition (PhD)
• Human Development & Family Science
  • Developmental Science (PhD)
  • Family Financial Planning (MS, certificate)
  • Financial & Housing Counseling (certificate)
  • Gerontology (MS, PhD) – PhD is dual major
  • Merchandising
  • Youth Development (MS)
  • Youth Program Mgmt & Evaluation (certificate)
• Nursing (DNP)
• Pharmaceutical Sciences (PhD)
• Public Health (MPH, MPHEpi certificate)