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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in South Dakota” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 3,005 people earned their degree in sustainability studies, making the major the 248th most popular in the United States.
Across South Dakota, there were 12 sustainability studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 sustainability studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,795 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in South Dakota” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in sustainability studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their sustainability studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in South Dakota”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The colleges and universities below are the best for south dakota master’s degree sustainability students.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Black Hills State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Black Hills State University is a public institution located in Spearfish, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Black Hills State University Sustainability Studies Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Vermillion, South Dakota, and it awarded 1 masters’s sustainability 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%.
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