by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 an Associate Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 9,899 people earned their degree in environmental studies, making the major the 87th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 530 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 11 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in environmental studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their environmental studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree ecosystem studies students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sitting Bull College landed the #1 spot on the list. Sitting Bull College is a public institution located in Fort Yates, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Environmental Studies at Sitting Bull College
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa Lakes Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Iowa Lakes Community College is located in Estherville, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s ecosystem studies degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Environmental Studies at Iowa Lakes Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s ecosystem studies degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Itasca Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Itasca Community College is a small public school situated in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. It awarded 0 associates’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State Community and Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. M State is located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s ecosystem studies degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ecosystem Studies Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Little Priest Tribal College landed the #4 spot on the list. Winnebago, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ecosystem studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full Little Priest Tribal College Environmental Studies Report
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