Higher Education in the State of North Dakota

From 2000, the State of North Dakota has increased in the population percent with a Bachelors of Higher. This population percent has grown by 3.4 percent to a total of 25.4 percent in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is less than the United States percent of 27.2.

In the State of North Dakota as reported in the American Community Survey of the year 2005, 25.8 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 54.6 percent of the Asian alone and 17.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

The American Community Survey reported that in the State of North Dakota, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 32.8 percent receiving this level of education. The women in the North Dakota on average have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 25.6 percent (Men) versus 25.4 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 34.8 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of the male population that can be considered highly educated has increased by 3.6 percent. By 2005, 25.6 percent of the total male population, in the area, has obtained at least a Bachelors Degree. From 2000 to 2005, the percent of women with a Bachelors or Higher has increased by a total of 3.6 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 25.4 percent of the total female population achieved this high level of education.

North Dakota can be considered to have a moderately-educated 2005 population, with 25.4 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the American Community Survey of 2005. The State of North Dakota counted a lower percent of population with a BA or Higher percent than the US proportion of 27.2 percent.

According to the 2000 Census Decennial, the counties in the State of North Dakota range, in terms of percent of population (over 25) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher, from a high of 31.2 percent in Cass County to a low of 9.6 percent in Sheridan County.

The ten most highly-educated counties in North Dakota
Percent of the population (over 25) holding a bachelors degree or higher

1. Cass County (31.2 percent)
2. Burleigh County (28.6 percent)
3. Grand Forks County (27.8 percent)
4. Stark County (22.2 percent)
5. Ward County (22.2 percent)
6. Barnes County (22 percent)
7. Traill County (21.8 percent)
8. Steele County (19.8 percent)
9. Golden Valley County (19.8 percent)
10. Foster County (19.8 percent)


Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.