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 Natural Sciences Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 18 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in natural sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their natural sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Logan University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Logan University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chesterfield, Missouri. It awarded 26 ’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethel College - North Newton landed the #2 spot on the list. North Newton, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s natural sciences degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Natural Sciences at Bethel College - North Newton
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Haskell Indian Nations University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Haskell Indian Nations University is a small school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 6 ’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Haskell Indian Nations University Natural Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Saint Benedict. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. College of Saint Benedict is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Joseph, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read more about Natural Sciences at College of Saint Benedict
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oglala Lakota College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Oglala Lakota College is located in Kyle, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s natural sciences degrees to qualified students.
Saint Johns University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. SJU is a small school located in Collegeville, Minnesota that handed out 7 ’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 full report on Natural Sciences at Saint Johns University
Kansas State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Kansas State University is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 84 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, 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 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
York College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in York, Nebraska, and it awarded 1 ’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Lincoln University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Lincoln University is a small school located in Jefferson City, Missouri that handed out 1 ’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. UHSP is a small school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 1 ’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%.
Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. 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.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Augustana University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Sioux Falls, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s natural sciences degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Sciences at Augustana Sioux Falls
University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #13. University of Nebraska at Omaha is a fairly large school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 5 ’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Sciences at University of Nebraska at Omaha
Washburn University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Washburn University is a medium-sized public school situated in Topeka, Kansas. It awarded 0 ’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Rochester Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Rochester Community and Technical College is located in Rochester, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s natural sciences degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Natural Sciences at Rochester Community and Technical College
With a ranking of #14, Concordia College at Moorhead did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Concordia College Moorhead is located in Moorhead, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s natural sciences degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read full report on Natural Sciences at Concordia College Moorhead
With a ranking of #14, Central College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Central College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pella, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. SMU MN is a small school located in Winona, Minnesota that handed out 0 ’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
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