by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,060 people earned their degree in ecology, making the major the 416th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 156 ecology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in ecology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their ecology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The ecology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region”.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of the Ozarks landed the #1 spot on the list. Point Lookout, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s ecology degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Iowa State University is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 86 ’s ecology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Cloud, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s ecology degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Aberdeen, South Dakota, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified ’s ecology students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #5 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 ’s ecology degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
University of Northern Iowa ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified ’s ecology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Washington University in St Louis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Washington University in St Louis is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
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