North Dakota·Management Occupations·SOC 11-3012

Best Administrative Services Manager programs in North Dakota, ranked by enrollment

Plan, direct, or coordinate one or more administrative services of an organization, such as records and information management, mail distribution, and other office support.

16 schools in North Dakota run programs that feed this job, graduating 796 people a year. The job pays a median of $94,320 in North Dakota across about 300 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledAdministrative ManagerAdministrative OfficerBusiness AdministratorAdministrative CoordinatorAdministratorBusiness ManagerService DirectorBusiness Coordinator
Graduates / yr
796
in North Dakota
Median pay · North Dakota
$94,320
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
300
people employed
Schools
16
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
44%
across those schools
Median net price
$19,583
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in North Dakota that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

2 programs in North Dakota that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in North Dakota (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own North Dakota page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1756
95.0%
15$43,506$25,000
240
5.0%
4$44,700$24,000

Top 16 schools in North Dakota

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 10 of the 16 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1North Dakota State University - Main Campus
Fargo, ND Public · 1 feeder programs
193Business Administration and Management, General$48,10564%95%
2University of Mary
Bismarck, ND Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
151Business Administration and Management, General$57,05767%$16,75375%
3University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND Public · 1 feeder programs
90Business Administration and Management, General$53,77660%77%
4Dickinson State University
Dickinson, ND Public · 2 feeder programs
72Business Administration and Management, General$50,83051%37%
5Minot State University
Minot, ND Public · 1 feeder programs
51Business Administration and Management, General$44,40845%65%
6North Dakota State College of Science
Wahpeton, ND Public · 1 feeder programs
38Business Administration and Management, General$31,59455%
7University of Jamestown
Jamestown, ND Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
36Business Administration and Management, General$47,85049%$19,58388%
8Valley City State University
Valley City, ND Public · 1 feeder programs
34Business Administration and Management, General$47,79953%99%
9United Tribes Technical College
Bismarck, ND Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
30Business Administration and Management, General21%$2,819
10Mayville State University
Mayville, ND Public · 2 feeder programs
24Business Administration and Management, General$44,93441%
11Bismarck State College
Bismarck, ND Public · 1 feeder programs
20Business/Commerce, General$36,06247%
12Lake Region State College
Devils Lake, ND Public · 1 feeder programs
20Business Administration and Management, General52%
13Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College
New Town, ND Public · 1 feeder programs
16Business Administration and Management, General7%
14Cankdeska Cikana Community College
Fort Totten, ND Public · 1 feeder programs
8Business Administration and Management, General28%
15Trinity Bible College and Graduate School
Ellendale, ND Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
7Business Administration and Management, General46%$21,47526%
16Sitting Bull College
Fort Yates, ND Public · 1 feeder programs
6Business Administration and Management, General22%

All 16 schools in North Dakota

Every school in North Dakota with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in North Dakota that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
North Dakota State University - Main CampusFargoPublic1931
University of MaryBismarckPrivate not-for-profit1511
University of North DakotaGrand ForksPublic901
Dickinson State UniversityDickinsonPublic722
Minot State UniversityMinotPublic511
North Dakota State College of ScienceWahpetonPublic381
University of JamestownJamestownPrivate not-for-profit362
Valley City State UniversityValley CityPublic341
United Tribes Technical CollegeBismarckPrivate not-for-profit301
Mayville State UniversityMayvillePublic242
Bismarck State CollegeBismarckPublic201
Lake Region State CollegeDevils LakePublic201
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish CollegeNew TownPublic161
Cankdeska Cikana Community CollegeFort TottenPublic81
Trinity Bible College and Graduate SchoolEllendalePrivate not-for-profit71

What administrative services managers earn in North Dakota

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in North Dakota
$94,320
Mean annual
$107,840
Jobs in state
300
What the range looks like
10th pct$76,670Median$94,32090th pct$157,290
Versus the national median
-17.4%

U.S. median $114,130. North Dakota pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
0.41×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND-MN
$114,810median
40 jobs
Fargo, ND-MN
$106,370median
130 jobs
Bismarck, ND
$108,870median
70 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+4.6%
About as fast as average
Openings per year
23,200
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
12,600
271,200 → 283,800
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Administrative Services Managers page.

How to become a Administrative Services Manager

Job zone 3 of 5 · SVP 6.0 to < 7.0
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree
Work experience needed
Less than 5 years

Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.

Top skills

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The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in North Dakota

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 7 majors mapped to Administrative Services Managers7 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 01.8202Veterinary Office Management/Administration
  • 51.0711Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist
  • 52.0101Business/Commerce, General
  • 52.0201Business Administration and Management, General
  • 52.0202Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management
  • 52.0204Office Management and Supervision
  • 52.0207Customer Service Management

Common questions

Answers for people weighing administrative services managers programs in North Dakota.

What degree do you need to become an Administrative Services Manager?+

Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Business Administration and Management, General, which awarded 756 degrees in North Dakota in 2024-25, 95.0% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming an Administrative Services Manager?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 2 programs to this occupation. The largest are Business Administration, Business/Commerce. Together they graduate about 796 people a year in North Dakota.

How much do administrative services managers earn in North Dakota?+

The median is $94,320 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 17.4% below the U.S. median of $114,130. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for administrative services managers growing?+

BLS projects a +4.6% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 23,200 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in North Dakota?+

16 institutions in North Dakota reported graduates from at least one of the 2 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do administrative services managers work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Administrative Manager, Administrative Officer, Business Administrator, Administrative Coordinator among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 11-3012.

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About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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