by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Sustainability Studies is the 248th most popular major in the country with 3,745 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Plains States region, there were 189 sustainability studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 62 sustainability studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,724 and $22,887 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in sustainability studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their sustainability studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree sustainability students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Maharishi International University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Plains States Region. MIU is located in Fairfield, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s sustainability degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Sustainability Studies at Maharishi International University
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Vermillion, South Dakota, this medium-sized public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sustainability students 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school handed out 26 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sustainability students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Plains States Region list. Bellevue University is a fairly large school located in Bellevue, Nebraska that handed out 9 bachelors’s sustainability degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
Read more about Sustainability Studies at Bellevue University
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The College of Saint Scholastica landed the #5 spot on the list. Duluth, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sustainability degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Southwestern College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Southwestern College is located in Winfield, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s sustainability degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Creighton University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sustainability students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%.
Read full report on Sustainability Studies at Creighton University
Washington University in St Louis ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sustainability degrees to 16 students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Washington University in St Louis Sustainability Studies Report
Graceland University - Lamoni did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Lamoni, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sustainability 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%.
Read full report on Sustainability Studies at Graceland University - Lamoni
Maryville University of Saint Louis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s sustainability degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%.
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