2024 Best Natural Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

a bachelor's degree in natural sciences is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #253 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Natural Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 145 bachelor's degrees in natural sciences to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on natural sciences students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of natural sciences students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized natural sciences related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for natural sciences students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Natural Sciences Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Natural Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Natural Sciences in the Plains States Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in natural sciences.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Natural Sciences

1

Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS

84 Annual Graduates

Kansas State University is a wonderful option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in natural sciences. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in natural sciences from Kansas State University

2

College of Saint Benedict
Saint Joseph, MN

14 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat College of Saint Benedict if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in natural sciences. CSB is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized suburb of Saint Joseph.More information about a bachelor’s in natural sciences from College of Saint Benedict

Best Natural Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best natural sciences colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	475	27
Minnesota	446	21
Iowa	403	0
Kansas	352	87
Nebraska	331	6
South Dakota	237	4

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Rankings in Majors Related to Natural Sciences

Natural Sciences is one of 0 different types of Natural Sciences programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Agsftw. More about our data sources and methodologies.