2024 Best Sustainability Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
6Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
257Sustainability Science Degrees Awarded
$26,728Avg Early-Career Salary
Sustainability Science isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #176 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for sustainability science students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 257 degrees in sustainability science during the 2021-2022 academic year.
Your choice of sustainability science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Sustainability Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The sustainability science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Sustainability Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region.
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Best Schools for Sustainability Science in the Rocky Mountains Region
The schools below may not offer all types of sustainability science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools in Sustainability Science
University of Utah is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in sustainability science. U of U is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City. A Best Colleges rank of #151 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U of U is a great university overall.
There were approximately 116 sustainability science students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat Utah State University if you wish to pursue a degree in sustainability science. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #341 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 29 sustainability science students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in sustainability science has to look into University of Northern Colorado. Located in the midsize city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 9th out of 33 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were approximately 21 sustainability science students who graduated with this degree at University of Northern Colorado in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the sustainability science program state that they receive average early career earnings of $23,188.
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a good choice for students interested in a degree in sustainability science. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 33 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were about 12 sustainability science students who graduated with this degree at CU Anschutz in the most recent year we have data available.
Colorado Mountain College is a medium-sized public college located in the town of Glenwood Springs. This college ranks 21st out of 33 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were roughly 36 sustainability science students who graduated with this degree at Colorado Mountain College in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the sustainability science program at Colorado Mountain College get $4,911 above the average college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.
MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public university located in the remote town of Bozeman. A Best Colleges rank of #485 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means MSU Bozeman is a great university overall.
There were approximately 6 sustainability science students who graduated with this degree at MSU Bozeman in the most recent data year. After graduation, sustainability science degree recipients generally earn about $25,358 in their early careers.
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).
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Your choice of sustainability science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Sustainability Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
