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. 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 Sustainability Science Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 3,005 people earned their degree in sustainability science, making the major the 176th most popular in the United States. 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 the Plains States region, there were 193 sustainability science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $19,050 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 48 sustainability science graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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The sustainability science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in the Plains States Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Maharishi International University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Fairfield, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sustainability science students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Dakota. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in the Plains States Region. USD is a medium-sized school located in Vermillion, South Dakota that handed out 6 bachelors’s sustainability science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Iowa State University is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s sustainability science degrees to qualified 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Bellevue, Nebraska, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sustainability science students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The College of Saint Scholastica. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in the Plains States Region. St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit institution located in Duluth, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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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Southwestern College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Southwestern College is a small school located in Winfield, Kansas that handed out 1 bachelors’s sustainability science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Creighton University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Creighton is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s sustainability science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, 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 92%.
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Washington University in St Louis came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Washington University in St Louis is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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. 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%.
With a ranking of #9, Maryville University of Saint Louis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sustainability science degrees to 0 students 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%.
Graceland University - Lamoni ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Graceland Lamoni is located in Lamoni, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s sustainability science degrees to qualified students.
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