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2026 Highest Paid Sustainability Science Grads in Illinois

[Sustainability Science](/majors/multi-interdisciplinary-studies/sustainability-science/) programs reward a close look at where graduates go on to earn the most. The schools below stand out for the salaries their sustainability science graduates go on to command.

College Factual analyzed 3 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the highest-paying sustainability science schools.

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• Highest Paid Sustainability Science Grads in Illinois

2026 Highest Paid Sustainability Science Grads in Illinois

If you want to know which schools send sustainability science graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.

Highest Paid Sustainability Science Graduates

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Depaul University
Chicago, IL

$57,588 Average Early-Career Salary

Depaul University tops our 2026 list of the highest-paying sustainability science schools in Illinois. Set in the city of Chicago, Depaul University is a private not-for-profit institution. Sustainability Science graduates of Depaul University earn a median of about $57,588 a year early in their careers.

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University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign
Champaign, IL

$55,247 Average Early-Career Salary

University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign produces some of the highest-paid graduates in sustainability science, landing the #2 spot this year. Located in the city of Champaign, University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign is a public institution. Students who complete the sustainability science program here go on to a median salary of roughly $55,247.

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University Of Illinois At Chicago
Chicago, IL

$54,806 Average Early-Career Salary

University Of Illinois At Chicago came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying sustainability science schools. University Of Illinois At Chicago is a public school located in the city of Chicago. Sustainability Science graduates of University Of Illinois At Chicago earn a median of about $54,806 a year early in their careers.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their sustainability science graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).

Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.

*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.

• 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.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.