2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major
83
Ranked Colleges
1,227
Degrees Awarded
$54,103
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Sustainability Science is the 176th most popular major in the country with 3,005 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, sustainability science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $42,827 and had an average of $23,160 in loans still to pay off.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,227 sustainability science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major” ranking looked at 83 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in sustainability science. That schools that top this list have a program in sustainability science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree sustainability science students.
Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Sustainability Science
Out of the 83 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Presidio Graduate School landed the #1 spot on the list. Presidio Graduate School is a small school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 62 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Out of the 83 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Glasgow Caledonian New York College landed the #2 spot on the list. New-York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sustainability science degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Full Glasgow Caledonian New York College Sustainability Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SIT Graduate Institute. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major. This small school is located in Brattleboro, Vermont, and it awarded 9 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rhode Island School of Design. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sustainability science degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Unity College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major. Unity, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sustainability science degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
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Chatham University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major ranking. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sustainability science degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Chatham Sustainability Science Report
Antioch University - Los Angeles came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major ranking. Antioch University - Los Angeles is a small school located in Culver City, California that handed out 6 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Sustainability Science at Antioch University - Los Angeles
Edgewood College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major ranking. This small school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 8 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Sustainability Science at Edgewood College
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major ranking. University of Wisconsin - Green Bay is a public institution located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full UW - Green Bay Sustainability Science Report
Hawaii Pacific University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major ranking. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sustainability science degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Hawaii Pacific University Sustainability Science Report
The City College of New York came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major ranking. CCNY is a fairly large public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 36 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Sustainability Science at CCNY
Black Hills State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major list. Located in Spearfish, South Dakota, this small public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s sustainability science students in 2020-2021.
Full BHSU Sustainability Science Report
Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major ranking, coming in at #13. Columbia University in the City of New York is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 110 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Columbia Sustainability Science Report
The New School did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major ranking, coming in at #14. The New School is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Sustainability Science at The New School
University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major ranking. UIC is a large public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 61 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Sustainability Science at University of Illinois at Chicago
Stanford University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major ranking, coming in at #16. Stanford, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sustainability science degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #17, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 30 degrees to qualified masters’s sustainability science students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Full Washington University in St Louis Sustainability Science Report
With a ranking of #18, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major list. USF Tampa is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 74 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Sustainability Science at USF Tampa
With a ranking of #19, Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major list. Stevens Institute of Technology is located in Hoboken, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s sustainability science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Sustainability Science at Stevens Institute of Technology
Harvard University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major list. Harvard University is a large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 46 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Harvard Sustainability Science Report
University of Miami ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major list. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Coral Gables, Florida. It awarded 28 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Full University of Miami Sustainability Science Report
Wake Forest University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major ranking. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It awarded 13 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Wake Forest University Sustainability Science Report
Lenoir - Rhyne University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major ranking, coming in at #23. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hickory, North Carolina. It awarded 3 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Sustainability Science at Lenoir - Rhyne University
University of Wisconsin - Superior ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major list. UW - Superior is a small public school situated in Superior, Wisconsin. It awarded 3 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major ranking. Rutgers New Brunswick is a large school located in New Brunswick, New Jersey that handed out 57 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Rutgers New Brunswick Sustainability Science Report
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