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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Range Science & Management (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

4 Ranked Colleges
37 Degrees Awarded
$12,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Range Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Range Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Range Science & Management is the 857th most popular major in the country with 206 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 42 range science and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 37 range science and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Range Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in range science and management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent range science and management programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the range science and management program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Range Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree range science and management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Range Science & Management (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Range Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #1 spot on the list. UNL is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 6 bachelors’s range science and management degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL also took the #2 spot in our “Best Range Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNL is $12,216 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Range Science and Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Range Science & Management at UNL

#2

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Range Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #2 spot on the list. South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s range science and management degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree range science and management students whose families make $0-$30k list, South Dakota State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Range Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for South Dakota State University is $15,285 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Range Science and Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full South Dakota State University Range Science & Management Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Range Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s range science and management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Dakota State University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Range Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $11,524 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Range Science and Management students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full North Dakota State University Range Science & Management Report

#4

Chadron State College

Chadron, Nebraska
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chadron State College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Range Science and Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Chadron State College is a small school located in Chadron, Nebraska that handed out 23 bachelors’s range science and management degrees in 2019-2020.

Chadron State College also made our “Best Range Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Chadron State College is $12,553 for plains states region bachelor’s degree range science and management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Chadron State College Range Science & Management Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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