2023 Most Popular Colleges for Environmental Science in Nebraska

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 “Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in Nebraska” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Environmental Science is the 91st most popular major in the country with 9,274 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Nebraska, there were 48 environmental science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in Nebraska” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in environmental science. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in environmental science.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in Nebraska” list to help you make the college decision.

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Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in Nebraska

The colleges and universities below are the best for nebraska bioenvironmental sciences students.

Top 4 Most Popular Colleges for Environmental Science in Nebraska

1

University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska

#5 overall quality in Nebraska

$43,015 Average Early-Career Earnings

$22,588 Average Student Debt

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 25 ’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%.

Read full report on Environmental Science at University of Nebraska at Omaha

2

Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska

#2 overall quality in Nebraska

$58,756 Average Early-Career Earnings

$25,684 Average Student Debt

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Creighton University landed the #2 spot on the list. Creighton University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 14 ’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Environmental Science at Creighton

3

Doane University
Crete, Nebraska

#12 overall quality in Nebraska

$40,305 Average Early-Career Earnings

$28,702 Average Student Debt

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Doane University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in Nebraska. Doane University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Crete, Nebraska. It awarded 5 ’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees 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 more about Environmental Science at Doane University

4

Concordia University, Nebraska
Seward, Nebraska

#3 overall quality in Nebraska

$45,364 Average Early-Career Earnings

$27,113 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Nebraska. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Bioenvironmental Sciences Major in Nebraska list. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Seward, Nebraska. It awarded 4 ’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Concordia University, Nebraska Environmental Science Report

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Lynn Betts.