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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Ecology is the 416th most popular major in the country with 1,028 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across the Plains States region, there were 166 ecology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 158 ecology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,724 and $22,887 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in ecology. That schools that top this list have a program in ecology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree ecology students.

Top 7 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Ecology in the Plains States Region

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College of the Ozarks
Point Lookout, Missouri

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of the Ozarks landed the #1 spot on the list. Hard Work U is located in Point Lookout, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s ecology degrees to qualified students.

Full College of the Ozarks Ecology Report

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Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Iowa State University is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 118 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Iowa State University Ecology Report

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Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, this fairly large public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ecology students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full St. Cloud State University Ecology Report

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Northern State University
Aberdeen, South Dakota

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Northern State University is a small public school situated in Aberdeen, South Dakota. It awarded 2 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Ecology at NSU

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region. UNI is a medium-sized public school situated in Cedar Falls, Iowa. It awarded 7 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Ecology at UNI

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ecology students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Ecology Report

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Washington University in St Louis ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ecology Major in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Ecology at Washington University in St Louis

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