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2023 Most Popular Sustainability Science Schools in the Plains States Region

19 Colleges
$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 Most Popular Sustainability Science Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Sustainability Science program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for sustainability science majors pursuing a .

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Iowa the most popular school in the Plains States Region for sustainability science students. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

On average, sustainability science graduates from Iowa take out $19,050 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Out of the 19 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the # 2 spot on the list. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Sustainability Science Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Out of the 19 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bellevue.

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#5

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Dakota. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Sustainability Science Schools in the Plains States Region list. USD is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Vermillion.

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#6

Lake Superior College

Duluth, MN

Lake Superior College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for sustainability science students. It came in at #6 on the list. LSC is a small public school located in the small city of Duluth.

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Black Hills State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular sustainability science programs. BHSU is a small public school located in the town of Spearfish.

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#7

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Sustainability Science Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Sustainability Science Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Creighton University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular sustainability science programs. Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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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 19 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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