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2022 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
172 Degrees Awarded
$36,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master's in New York For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 2,645 people earned their degree in sustainability science, making the major the 190th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, sustainability science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $42,011 and had an average of $27,458 in loans still to pay off.

Across New York, there were 309 sustainability science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,467 and $39,485 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 172 sustainability science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in sustainability science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great sustainability science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the sustainability science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sustainability Science (Income $0-$30k) in New York

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 102 diplomas to qualified masters’s sustainability science students in 2019-2020.

Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194.

Full Columbia University in the City of New York Sustainability Science Report

#2

The City College of New York

New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The City College of New York. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k. The City College of New York is a fairly large public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 28 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2019-2020.

CCNY not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The City College of New York are $20,832, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rochester Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k list. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sustainability science degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

RIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at RIT are $50,442, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Rochester Institute of Technology Sustainability Science Report

#4

LIU Post

Brookville, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LIU Post. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Brookville, New York, and it awarded 4 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2019-2020.

LIU Post also made our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at LIU Post are $23,479.

Full LIU Post Sustainability Science Report

#5

Hofstra University

Hempstead, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hofstra University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Hempstead, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s sustainability science students in 2019-2020.

Hofstra did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hofstra University are $27,172, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Sustainability Science at Hofstra University

#6

The New School

New York, New York

The New School landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. New York, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sustainability science degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

New School University also made our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at New School University are $47,642, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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