2022 Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Environmental Studies is the 85th most popular major in the country with 9,869 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 555 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 74 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in environmental studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent environmental studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the environmental studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The ecosystem studies 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 “Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region”.

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Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree ecosystem studies students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Studies in the Plains States Region

#1

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$13,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Webster University landed the #1 spot on the list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s ecosystem studies degrees to 50 students in 2019-2020.

Webster not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Webster are $13,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Webster University Environmental Studies Report

#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #2 spot on the list. K -State is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full K -State Environmental Studies Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Studies

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

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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.

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