2023 Best Value Colleges for Natural Sciences in the Plains States Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$20,400
Avg Net Price*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Natural Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 2,214 people earned their degree in natural sciences, making the major the 345th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 163 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Natural Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in natural sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great natural sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the natural sciences 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Natural Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Value Natural Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Natural Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region.
Top 3 Best Value Colleges for Natural Sciences in the Plains States Region
Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Natural Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Kansas State University is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 84 ’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
K -State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Natural Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend K -State is $18,433 for Plains States Region Natural Sciences students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Full Kansas State University Natural Sciences Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Natural Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #2 spot on the list. Missouri State University - Springfield is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s natural sciences degrees to qualified students.
Missouri State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Natural Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $16,718 for plains states region natural sciences students per year to attend Missouri State.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Sciences at Missouri State
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Saint Benedict. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region list. College of Saint Benedict is located in Saint Joseph, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 ’s natural sciences degrees to qualified students.
CSB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Natural Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $25,954 for Plains States Region Natural Sciences students per year to attend CSB.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 Natural Sciences at CSB
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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
- *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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