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2023 Best Value Sustainability Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$42,156 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,551 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Sustainability Science Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, sustainability science was ranked #173 in the country. In fact 3,005 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Sustainability Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for sustainability science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Sustainability Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Sustainability Science Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Sustainability Science

Our 2023 rankings named Iowa State University the best value school in the Plains States Region for sustainability science students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Iowa State are $25,446 a year.

Iowa State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Sustainability Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Full Sustainability Science at Iowa State University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Washington University in St Louis is a great value for sustainability science students working on their bachelor’s degree. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WUSTL are $58,866 per year.

WUSTL did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Sustainability Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Read full report on Sustainability Science at Washington University in St Louis

Best Sustainability Science Colleges by State

Explore the best sustainability science colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 34
Minnesota 9
Kansas 6
Iowa 114
Nebraska 12
North Dakota 2
South Dakota 12

One of 44 majors within the area of study, sustainability science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Sustainability Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 34,975
Biological & Physical Science 30,075
Interdisciplinary Studies 9,074
International Studies 7,368
Nutrition Science 5,330

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to TonyTheTiger.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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