2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Hydrology and Water Resources Science Major in the Plains States Region

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Hydrology & Water Resources Science is the 840th most popular major in the country with 227 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across the Plains States region, there were 20 hydrology & water resources science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 hydrology & water resources science graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,238 and $112,293 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Hydrology and Water Resources Science Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in hydrology & water resources science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their hydrology & water resources science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Hydrology and Water Resources Science Major in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Hydrology and Water Resources Science Major in the Plains States Region”.

Top 2 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Hydrology & Water Resources Science in the Plains States Region

1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, Minnesota

#4 overall quality in Plains States

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Hydrology and Water Resources Science Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 3 doctorate’s hydrology and water resources science degrees in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.

Read more about Hydrology & Water Resources Science at UMN Twin Cities

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University of Minnesota - Duluth
Duluth, Minnesota

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Hydrology and Water Resources Science Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Minnesota - Duluth is a medium-sized school located in Duluth, Minnesota that handed out 0 doctorate’s hydrology and water resources science 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%.

Read more about Hydrology & Water Resources Science at University of Minnesota - Duluth

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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.

Credits

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