2024 Best Sustainability Science Master's Degree Schools

a master's degree in sustainability science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #98 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 39 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of sustainability science. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,227 master's degrees in sustainability science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Sustainability Science School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of sustainability science for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to sustainability science students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other sustainability science students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt sustainability science students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized sustainability science related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for sustainability science students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Sustainability Science Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Sustainability Science Master's Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Sustainability Science in the United States

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in sustainability science.

10 Top Schools for a Master's in Sustainability Science

1

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

110 Annual Graduates

$73,816 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in sustainability science has to take a look at Columbia University in the City of New York. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Master's recipients from the sustainability science degree program at Columbia University in the City of New York make $19,713 more than the standard college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

More information about a master’s in sustainability science from Columbia University in the City of New York

2

Stanford University
Stanford, CA

29 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Stanford University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in sustainability science. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Stanford.More information about a master’s in sustainability science from Stanford University

3

Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

30 Annual Graduates

Washington University in St Louis is a wonderful choice for students interested in a master's degree in sustainability science. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in sustainability science from Washington University in St Louis

4

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

53 Annual Graduates

$53,527 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in sustainability science has to look into University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. U-M is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

After graduation, sustainability science master's recipients typically earn around $53,527 in their early careers.

More information about a master’s in sustainability science from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

5

Tufts University
Medford, MA

8 Annual Graduates

Tufts is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Medford.More information about a master’s in sustainability science from Tufts University

6

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

11 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in sustainability science from Carnegie Mellon University

7

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

54 Annual Graduates

UC Berkeley is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.More information about a master’s in sustainability science from University of California - Berkeley

8

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

6 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in sustainability science from University of Pennsylvania

8

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

43 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in sustainability science from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

9

Presidio Graduate School
San Francisco, CA

62 Annual Graduates

$69,335 Median Starting Salary

Presidio Graduate School is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

Sustainability Science master's degree recipients from Presidio Graduate School get an earnings boost of around $15,232 over the typical income of sustainability science majors.

More information about a master’s in sustainability science from Presidio Graduate School

Sustainability Science by Region

View the Best Sustainability Science Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Sustainability Science Related Rankings by Major

Sustainability Science is one of 51 different types of Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies programs to choose from.

Sustainability Science Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Sustainability Studies	1,227

Majors Similar to Sustainability Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	1,716
Nutrition Science	1,196
Behavioral Science	1,148
Computational Science	953
International Studies	834
Human Computer Interaction	748
Data Analytics	530
Biological & Physical Science	496
Museum Studies	490
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution	449

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.