2024 Best Sustainability Science Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Sustainability Science is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #98 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Sustainability Science Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 284 master's degrees in sustainability science to qualified students.

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

The sustainability science master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality sustainability science program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on sustainability science students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of sustainability science students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for sustainability science to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized sustainability science related body.

Our full 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Sustainability Science Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Sustainability Science in the Great Lakes Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in sustainability science.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in Sustainability Science

1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

53 Annual Graduates

$53,527 Median Starting Salary

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a wonderful option for students pursuing a master's degree in sustainability science. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population.

Sustainability Science master's degree recipients from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor receive an earnings boost of around $3,631 above the typical income of sustainability science majors.

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

2

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

43 Annual Graduates

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in sustainability science. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Champaign.More information about a master’s in sustainability science from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

3

University of Wisconsin - Superior
Superior, WI

3 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in sustainability science needs to look into University of Wisconsin - Superior. UW - Superior is a small public university located in the midsize suburb of Superior.More information about a master’s in sustainability science from University of Wisconsin - Superior

3

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

6 Annual Graduates

Michigan State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in sustainability science. Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of East Lansing.More information about a master’s in sustainability science from Michigan State University

4

DePaul University
Chicago, IL

21 Annual Graduates

$51,151 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat DePaul University if you want to pursue a master's degree in sustainability science. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.

Soon after graduating, sustainability science master's recipients usually earn about $51,151 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a master’s in sustainability science from DePaul University

5

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH

28 Annual Graduates

$45,011 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a very large student population.

Master's students who receive their degree from the sustainability science program earn around $45,011 for their early career.

More information about a master’s in sustainability science from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

6

University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
Green Bay, WI

23 Annual Graduates

UW - Green Bay is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Green Bay.More information about a master’s in sustainability science from University of Wisconsin - Green Bay

Best Sustainability Science Colleges by State

Explore the best sustainability science colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	221	133
Michigan	211	59
Ohio	207	37
Wisconsin	173	55

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Rankings in Majors Related to Sustainability Science

One of 51 majors within the Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies area of study, Sustainability Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Sustainability Science Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Sustainability Studies	284

Most Popular Majors Related to Sustainability Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Behavioral Science	543
Computational Science	262
Human Computer Interaction	254
Data Analytics	151
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	136
Nutrition Science	124
Mathematics & Computer Science	106
Data Science	100
Gerontology	53
Museum Studies	50

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.