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Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$31,318 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$19,050 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Sustainability Science 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for sustainability science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Sustainability Science

#1

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO
$28,700 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Webster University to be the best value school for sustainability science students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Webster undergraduate students pay an average of $28,700 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Kansas State University is a great value for sustainability science students. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

K -State undergraduate students pay an average of $26,491 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent programs at Iowa State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best sustainability science schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Iowa State undergraduate students pay an average of $25,446 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Iowa State also is in the top 10% of our Best Sustainability Science Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Iowa is a great value for sustainability science students. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Iowa are $31,905 a year. Sustainability Science majors at Iowa take out an average of $19,050 in student loans while working on their egree.

Iowa excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Sustainability Science Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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$16,498 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Missouri State are $16,498 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for sustainability science students. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

WUSTL undergraduate students pay an average of $58,866 in tuition and fees each year.

WUSTL also made our Best Sustainability Science Schools in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #2.

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Best Sustainability Science Colleges by State

Explore the best sustainability science schools 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 6 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.

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