by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology is the 103rd most popular major in the country with 7,247 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,579 and had an average of $23,052 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 377 ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,423 and $26,452 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 222 ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 20 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in ecology, evolution and systematics biology. That schools that top this list have a program in ecology, evolution and systematics biology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of the Ozarks. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region. Point Lookout, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s ecology degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at College of the Ozarks
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Fayette, Missouri, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full CMU CLAS Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bemidji State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region. Bemidji State University is located in Bemidji, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s ecology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.
Full Bemidji State University Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tabor College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region list. Tabor College is a small school located in Hillsboro, Kansas that handed out 2 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at Tabor
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Iowa State University is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 86 bachelors’s ecology degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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 Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at Iowa State University
With a ranking of #6, Friends University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at Friends University
Drury University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Drury University is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s ecology degrees to qualified students.
Full Drury University Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Report
Saint Cloud State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large school located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota that handed out 15 bachelors’s ecology degrees 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%.
Full St. Cloud State University Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Report
Southwestern College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Winfield, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s ecology degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Southwestern College Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Report
Northern State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Aberdeen, South Dakota, this small public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ecology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Full Northern State University Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Report
Northwestern College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Orange City, Iowa, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at NWC
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #12. SMU MN is a small school located in Winona, Minnesota that handed out 9 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, Minnesota State University - Moorhead did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region list. MSU Moorhead is a public institution located in Moorhead, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full MSU Moorhead Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Report
With a ranking of #14, Northwest Missouri State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region list. Northwest Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Maryville, Missouri. It awarded 7 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northwest Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Report
University of Northern Iowa ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Northern Iowa is a public institution located in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees 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%.
Full University of Northern Iowa Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Report
Washburn University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region list. Washburn University is located in Topeka, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s ecology degrees to qualified students.
Full Washburn University Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Report
Washington University in St Louis ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 11 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at Washington University in St Louis
With a ranking of #18, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Report
University of Kansas landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Kansas is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s ecology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Kansas Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Report
Dordt University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #20. Dordt is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sioux Center, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology at Dordt University
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