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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in Wisconsin” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Sustainability Science is the 176th most popular major in the country with 3,005 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, sustainability science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $42,827 and had an average of $23,160 in loans still to pay off.
Across Wisconsin, there were 127 sustainability science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $26,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 33 sustainability science graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,390 and $27,888 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in Wisconsin” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in sustainability science. That schools that top this list have a program in sustainability science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in Wisconsin” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for wisconsin bachelor’s degree sustainability science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Superior. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in Wisconsin list. UW - Superior is located in Superior, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s sustainability science degrees to qualified students.
Full University of Wisconsin - Superior Sustainability Science Report
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Platteville landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Platteville is a public institution located in Platteville, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Sustainability Science at UW - Platteville
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Parkside landed the #3 spot on the list. UW - Parkside is a public institution located in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in Wisconsin list. River Falls, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sustainability science degrees to 5 students 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%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #5 spot on the list. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sustainability science degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 Wisconsin - Stout came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in Wisconsin ranking. UW - Stout is located in Menomonie, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s sustainability science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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