by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in California” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 3,005 people earned their degree in sustainability science, making the major the 176th most popular in the United States. 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.
Across California, there were 219 sustainability science graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,365 and $20,452 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 154 sustainability science graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,974 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in California” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in sustainability science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their sustainability science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in California”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Presidio Graduate School. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in California list. This small school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 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.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Antioch University - Los Angeles landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Culver City, California, and it awarded 6 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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 Antioch University - Los Angeles Sustainability Science Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in California list. Stanford is a fairly large school located in Stanford, California that handed out 29 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 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 Stanford University
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #4 spot on the list. Berkeley, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sustainability science degrees to 54 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Sustainability Science at University of California - Berkeley
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 3 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 96%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Sustainability Science at University of California - Los Angeles
Claremont Lincoln University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in California ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Claremont, California, and it awarded 0 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Claremont Lincoln University Sustainability Science Report
National University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in California ranking, coming in at #6. La Jolla, 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 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Sustainability Science at National University
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