2024 Best Natural Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region
3Colleges in the Plains States Region
164Natural Sciences Degrees Awarded
$22,898Avg Early-Career Salary
Natural Sciences isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #208 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of natural sciences. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 164 degrees in natural sciences during the 2021-2022 academic year.
The natural sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Natural Sciences rankings. For our Best Overall Natural Sciences School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Natural Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Natural Sciences in the Plains States Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the natural sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Plains States Region Schools in Natural Sciences
Kansas State University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in natural sciences. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #225 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means K -State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 67 natural sciences students who graduated with this degree at K -State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the natural sciences program state that they receive average early career income of $22,898.
College of Saint Benedict is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in natural sciences. CSB is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized suburb of Saint Joseph. A Best Colleges rank of #339 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means CSB is a great college overall.
There were roughly 21 natural sciences students who graduated with this degree at CSB in the most recent year we have data available.
Missouri State University - Springfield is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in natural sciences. Missouri State is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Springfield. This university ranks 11th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were about 6 natural sciences students who graduated with this degree at Missouri State in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in natural sciences needs to take a look at University of Nebraska at Omaha. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Omaha. This university ranks 5th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were roughly 8 natural sciences students who graduated with this degree at UNOMAHA in the most recent data year.
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).
The natural sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Natural Sciences rankings. For our Best Overall Natural Sciences School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
