2023 Most Focused Colleges for Conducting 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 “Schools Highly Focused on Conducting Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Conducting is the 878th most popular major in the country with 153 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Plains States region, there were 7 conducting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Conducting Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in conducting. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in conducting.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Schools Highly Focused on Conducting Major in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region conducting students.

Top 4 Most Focused Colleges for Conducting in the Plains States Region

1

University of Missouri - Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri

$57,524 Average Early-Career Earnings

$25,041 Average Student Debt

Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Conducting Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #1 spot on the list. UMKC is a public institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 ’s 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%.

Read full report on Conducting at UMKC

2

Wichita State University
Wichita, Kansas

$45,743 Average Early-Career Earnings

$25,058 Average Student Debt

Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Conducting Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Wichita, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s conducting degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Conducting at Wichita State University

3

University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa

#25 overall quality in Plains States

$40,810 Average Early-Career Earnings

$23,518 Average Student Debt

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Conducting Major in the Plains States Region. UNI is a public institution located in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on Conducting at UNI

4

Minnesota State University - Mankato
Mankato, Minnesota

$46,060 Average Early-Career Earnings

$25,152 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Conducting Major in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a fairly large school located in Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 0 ’s conducting 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 full report on Conducting at Minnesota State University - Mankato

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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.