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2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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Best Value Ecology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Ecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,130 people earned their degree in ecology, making the major the 384th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 198 ecology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 192 ecology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Ecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in ecology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality ecology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the ecology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Ecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Ecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Ecology (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Ecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. WUSTL is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 2 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL also made our “Best Ecology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $11,832 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Ecology students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend WUSTL.

The low student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Ecology at WUSTL

#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Ecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 34 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Ecology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UMN Twin Cities is $12,556 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Ecology students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Ecology Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Ecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 106 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Ecology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Iowa State is $14,161 for plains states region bachelor’s degree ecology students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Full Iowa State Ecology Report

#4

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Ecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Northern Iowa is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s ecology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNI, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Ecology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $15,729 for plains states region bachelor’s degree ecology students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of Northern Iowa.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The 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 Ecology at UNI

#5

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Ecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Cloud State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 28 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ecology students in 2019-2020.

St. Cloud State University also made our “Best Ecology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend St. Cloud State University is $13,373 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Ecology students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Ecology at St. Cloud State University

#6

Northern State University

Aberdeen, South Dakota
#5 in overall quality

Northern State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ecology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Aberdeen, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ecology degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

NSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Ecology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Northern State University is $16,673 for plains states region bachelor’s degree ecology students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Ecology at NSU

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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

  • *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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