by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 9,274 people earned their degree in environmental science, making the major the 91st most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 495 environmental science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 434 environmental 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 Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 43 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in environmental science. That schools that top this list have a program in environmental science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The bioenvironmental sciences 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 Bioenvironmental Sciences 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 Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sinte Gleska University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Mission, South Dakota, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Environmental Science at Sinte Gleska University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Haskell Indian Nations University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Plains States Region. Haskell Indian Nations University is a small school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 19 bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Plains States Region. NHSC is located in New Town, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Environmental Science at Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Briar Cliff University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Plains States Region. Briar Cliff is a small school located in Sioux City, Iowa that handed out 6 bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Environmental Science at Briar Cliff University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Simpson College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Simpson College is a small school located in Indianola, Iowa that handed out 5 bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, University of Dubuque did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. UD is located in Dubuque, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to qualified students.
Drake University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Des Moines, Iowa, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
Coe College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Cedar Rapids, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to 5 students 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%.
Westminster College Missouri landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Fulton, Missouri, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences 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.
Iowa State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa State University is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 69 bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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%.
University of Minnesota - Duluth came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Duluth, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 107 bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, 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 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Environmental Science at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Doane University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #13. Crete, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Environmental Science at Doane University
With a ranking of #14, Buena Vista University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Buena Vista University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Storm Lake, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%. 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.
University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #15. This fairly large school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Metropolitan State University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southwest Minnesota State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Marshall, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Full Southwest Minnesota State University Environmental Science Report
Southeast Missouri State University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It awarded 12 bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Environmental Science at Southeast Missouri State University
With a ranking of #19, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a fairly large school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 18 bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Full University of Missouri - Kansas City Environmental Science Report
Creighton University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Read full report on Environmental Science at Creighton University
Bethel University Minnesota landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Bethel University Minnesota is a small school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 5 bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full Bethel University Minnesota Environmental Science Report
Wartburg College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Waverly, Iowa, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Read full report on Environmental Science at Wartburg College
Lincoln University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Lincoln University is a small public school situated in Jefferson City, Missouri. It awarded 1 bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Environmental Science at Lincoln University
With a ranking of #24, Concordia University, Nebraska did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seward, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Environmental Science at Concordia University, Nebraska
University of Northern Iowa landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, this medium-sized public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
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