by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Plains States Region” ranking.
Sustainability Studies is the 248th most popular major in the country with 3,005 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 193 sustainability studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 48 sustainability studies 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 Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in sustainability studies. That schools that top this list have a program in sustainability studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The sustainability 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 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 Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maharishi International University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Plains States Region list. MIU is located in Fairfield, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s sustainability degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the #2 spot on the list. University of South Dakota is a medium-sized school located in Vermillion, South Dakota that handed out 6 bachelors’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sustainability students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue University landed the #4 spot on the list. Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bellevue, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees 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%.
Read more about Sustainability Studies at Bellevue University
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 Major in the Plains States Region. The College of Saint Scholastica is located in Duluth, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s sustainability degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Southwestern College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability 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 degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #7, Creighton University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Plains States Region list. Creighton is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s sustainability degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
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 Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.
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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Read full report on Sustainability Studies at Washington University in St Louis
Graceland University - Lamoni did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. Graceland Lamoni is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lamoni, Iowa. It awarded 0 bachelors’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Sustainability Studies at Graceland Lamoni
Maryville University of Saint Louis landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Maryville University of Saint Louis is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
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