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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.

2023 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for sustainability science majors pursuing a .

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Sustainability Science

#1

Webster University

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

Our 2023 rankings named Webster University the best value school in the Plains States Region for sustainability science students. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit college 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 small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at K -State are $26,491 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa State are $25,446 per 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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

Iowa undergraduate students pay an average of $31,905 in tuition and fees each year. Sustainability Science majors at Iowa take out an average of $19,050 in student loans while working on their egree.

Iowa also claimed a spot on our Best Sustainability Science Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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$16,498 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Missouri State University - Springfield helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best sustainability science schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Missouri State undergraduate students pay an average of $16,498 in tuition and fees each year.

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WUSTL are $58,866 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, WUSTL is ranked #2 for overall quality for sustainability science in the Plains States Region .

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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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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