2022 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 572 sustainability science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,467 and $39,485 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 sustainability science graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 2 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Sustainability Science in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, New York

#1 in overall quality

$51,194 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #1 spot on the list. Columbia University in the City of New York is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s sustainability science degrees to qualified students.

Columbia also took the #1 spot in our “Best Sustainability Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. 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

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, New York

#2 in overall quality

$50,442 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rochester Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s sustainability science degrees in 2019-2020.

RIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Sustainability Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rochester Institute of Technology are $50,442, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Rochester Institute of Technology Sustainability Science Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Sustainability Science

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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