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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in the Great Lakes Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in the Great Lakes Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 583 sustainability science graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,077 and $23,770 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 284 sustainability science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in sustainability science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in sustainability science.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree sustainability science students.

Top 16 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Sustainability Science in the Great Lakes Region

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Edgewood College
Madison, Wisconsin

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Edgewood College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in the Great Lakes Region. Edgewood is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. 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%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Green Bay. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. 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.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sustainability science degrees to 61 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.

Read full report on Sustainability Science at UIC

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Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Superior landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Superior, Wisconsin, and it awarded 3 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2020-2021.

Full UW - Superior Sustainability Science Report

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Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 8 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Sustainability Science at Illinois Institute of Technology

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University of Wisconsin - Parkside ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Wisconsin - Parkside is a small school located in Kenosha, Wisconsin that handed out 4 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Sustainability Science at University of Wisconsin - Parkside

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University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Oshkosh, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sustainability science degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 53 masters’s sustainability science degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Sustainability Science at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois

DePaul University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. DePaul University is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 21 masters’s sustainability science degrees 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%.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school awarded 43 diplomas to qualified masters’s sustainability science students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.

Full UIUC Sustainability Science Report

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University of Wisconsin - Stout
Menomonie, Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin - Stout did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. This medium-sized school is located in Menomonie, Wisconsin, and it awarded 5 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Sustainability Science at University of Wisconsin - Stout

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UC is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 masters’s sustainability science degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UC Sustainability Science Report

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With a ranking of #13, Concordia University, Wisconsin did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Mequon, Wisconsin. It awarded 3 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Sustainability Science at Concordia University, Wisconsin

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Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 9 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 more about Sustainability Science at Ohio State

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

Michigan State University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 6 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Sustainability Science at Michigan State

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Aquinas College Michigan
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Aquinas College Michigan ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Aquinas College Michigan is a private not-for-profit institution located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Aquinas College Michigan Sustainability Science Report

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