by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 3,005 people earned their degree in sustainability studies, making the major the 248th most popular in the United States.
Across Wisconsin, there were 127 sustainability studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 33 sustainability studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,390 and $27,888 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in sustainability studies. To top this list, a school must have a successful sustainability studies program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s. Platteville, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sustainability degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Superior. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s. UW - Superior is a small public school situated in Superior, Wisconsin. It awarded 7 bachelors’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Sustainability Studies at University of Wisconsin - Superior
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Parkside. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. University of Wisconsin - Parkside is a public institution located in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Read more about Sustainability Studies at University of Wisconsin - Parkside
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - River Falls landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in River Falls, Wisconsin, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s. UW - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 1 bachelors’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Sustainability Studies at University of Wisconsin - Madison
University of Wisconsin - Stout came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Sustainability Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s ranking. UW - Stout is a medium-sized school located in Menomonie, Wisconsin that handed out 5 bachelors’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 full report on Sustainability Studies at University of Wisconsin - Stout
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