2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Health (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

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In 2019-2020, 1,254 people earned their degree in environmental health, making the major the 409th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 151 environmental health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 123 environmental health graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in environmental health. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great environmental health programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the environmental health program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Health (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$56,562 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Environmental Health Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 92 masters’s environmental health degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Environmental Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562.

Read more about Environmental Health at Washington University in St Louis

#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s environmental health degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Environmental Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UMN Twin Cities Environmental Health Report

#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Environmental Health Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s environmental health degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Iowa also made our “Best Environmental Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613.

Full Iowa Environmental Health Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Health (Income $0-$30k)

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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