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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sustainability Science (Income Over $110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

3 Ranked Colleges
27 Degrees Awarded
$20,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Sustainability Science Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Sustainability Science is the 190th most popular major in the country with 2,645 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 140 sustainability science graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,500 and $22,188 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 27 sustainability science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in sustainability science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality sustainability science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the sustainability science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Vallue Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k”.

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Best Vallue Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sustainability Science (Income Over $110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k. University of Utah is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s sustainability science degrees to qualified students.

U of U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695.

Read more about Sustainability Science at University of Utah

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Vallue Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 9 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2019-2020.

USU also made our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Utah State University are $22,598, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Sustainability Science at Utah State University

#3

Regis University

Denver, Colorado

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Vallue Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Regis University landed the #3 spot on the list. Regis University is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s sustainability science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Regis U, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regis U are $14,322, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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