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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sustainability Science in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
152 Degrees Awarded
$32,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

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 the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 the Southeast region, there were 505 sustainability science graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,000 and $24,065 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 152 sustainability science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sustainability Science in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school handed out 83 degrees to qualified masters’s sustainability science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree sustainability science students with aid list, USF Tampa has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Sustainability Science at USF Tampa

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 11 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree sustainability science students with aid list, Georgia Tech has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Tech are $31,334, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Sustainability Science Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Louisiana State University is a large school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 6 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Louisiana State University, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970.

Full Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Sustainability Science Report

#4

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Forest University landed the #4 spot on the list. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that handed out 10 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2019-2020.

Wake Forest University also made our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wake Forest University are $39,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Sustainability Science at Wake Forest University

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Savannah College of Art and Design landed the #5 spot on the list. Savannah College of Art and Design is located in Savannah, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s sustainability science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree sustainability science students with aid list, SCAD has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Savannah College of Art and Design are $38,975, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Savannah College of Art and Design 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%.

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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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