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2022 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

8 Ranked Colleges
275 Degrees Awarded
$27,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that 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 the Great Lakes region, there were 549 sustainability science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $21,750 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 275 sustainability science graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in sustainability science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent sustainability science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the sustainability science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 “Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree sustainability science students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sustainability Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 67 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Sustainability Science at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 37 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Sustainability Science at UIUC

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified masters’s sustainability science students in 2019-2020.

UW - Green Bay also made our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Green Bay are $19,126.

Read more about Sustainability Science at University of Wisconsin - Green Bay

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #4 spot on the list. UIC is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 62 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036.

Full University of Illinois at Chicago Sustainability Science Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Superior. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This small school is located in Superior, Wisconsin, and it awarded 3 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Superior also took the #6 spot in our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Superior are $18,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Wisconsin - Superior Sustainability Science Report

#5 in overall quality

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s sustainability science degrees to qualified students.

UC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Michigan State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Michigan State is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 5 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Sustainability Science at Michigan State University

Concordia University, Wisconsin came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Mequon, Wisconsin 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 1 students in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Wisconsin also made our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $11,460, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Concordia University, Wisconsin Sustainability Science Report

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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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