2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Hydrology & Water Resources Science in the Plains States Region

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In 2020-2021, 221 people earned their degree in hydrology and water resources science, making the major the 840th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 19 hydrology and water resources science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 hydrology and water resources science graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,829 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Hydrology and Water Resources Science Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in hydrology and water resources science. To top this list, a school must have a successful hydrology and water resources science program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Hydrology and Water Resources Science Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Hydrology and Water Resources Science Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate”.

Top 2 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Hydrology & Water Resources Science in the Plains States Region

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, Minnesota

#4 overall quality in Plains States

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Hydrology and Water Resources Science Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s hydrology and water resources science students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Hydrology & Water Resources Science at UMN Twin Cities

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University of Minnesota - Duluth
Duluth, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Hydrology and Water Resources Science Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate. UMN Duluth is a medium-sized school located in Duluth, Minnesota that handed out 0 doctorate’s hydrology and water resources science degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.

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• Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Hydrology & Water Resources Science

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

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