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2023 Best Value Colleges for Environmental Health in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
221 Degrees Awarded
$16,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Environmental Health Schools in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Environmental Health Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 1,344 people earned their degree in environmental health, making the major the 387th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 221 environmental health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Environmental Health Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in environmental health. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent environmental health programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the environmental health program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Environmental Health Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region environmental health students.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Environmental Health in the Plains States Region

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Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Environmental Health Schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 40 ’s environmental health degrees in 2020-2021.

UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Environmental Health Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is $17,878 for plains states region environmental health students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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 Environmental Health Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri Southern State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Environmental Health Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in Joplin, Missouri, this small public school handed out 37 degrees to qualified ’s environmental health students in 2020-2021.

Missouri Southern also took the #4 spot in our “Best Environmental Health Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $9,526 for plains states region environmental health students per year to attend Missouri Southern State University.

Read full report on Environmental Health at Missouri Southern

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Environmental Health Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 13 ’s environmental health degrees in 2020-2021.

Iowa also took the #3 spot in our “Best Environmental Health Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Iowa is $19,401 for Plains States Region Environmental Health students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Iowa Environmental Health Report

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Three Rivers College
Poplar Bluff, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Three Rivers College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Environmental Health Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, this small public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified ’s environmental health students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Three Rivers College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Environmental Health Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Three Rivers College is $8,379 for Plains States Region Environmental Health students.

Full Three Rivers College Environmental Health Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Environmental Health Schools in the Plains States Region. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 120 ’s environmental health degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WUSTL, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental Health Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for WUSTL is $26,921 for plains states region environmental health students.

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 impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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 Environmental Health at WUSTL

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