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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Environmental Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Environmental Biology is the 661st most popular major in the country with 442 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 34 environmental biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4 environmental biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Environmental Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in environmental biology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent environmental biology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the environmental biology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree environmental microbiology students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Biology (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Rolla, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$30,943 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public institution located in Rolla, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri University of Science and Technology also made our “Best Environmental Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $30,943, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

North Dakota State University - Main Campus

Fargo, North Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$11,589 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Environmental Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 2 masters’s environmental microbiology degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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