2025 Best Sustainability Science Schools in the Southeast Region
    
    
        
        10
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        741
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        $46,440
        Avg Early-Career Salary
    
 
 
Sustainability Science isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #176 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual looked at 10 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Sustainability Science Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 741 degrees in sustainability science annually.
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Choosing a Great Sustainability Science School

Your choice of sustainability science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Sustainability Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Sustainability Science Rankings by Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Sustainability Science Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
 
Best Schools for Sustainability Science in the Southeast Region
The schools below may not offer all types of sustainability science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
10 Top Southeast Region Schools in Sustainability Science
	
	
	
It is hard to beat University of Florida if you wish to pursue a degree in sustainability science. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public  university  with a fairly large  student population. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UF is a great  university  overall.
There were approximately 100 sustainability science students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year. After graduation, sustainability science degree recipients generally earn an average of $39,261 at the beginning of their careers.
More information about a degree in sustainability science from University of Florida
	
	
	
	
	
It's difficult to beat Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in sustainability science. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public  school  with a fairly large  student population. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Georgia Tech is a great  school  overall.
There were about 6 sustainability science students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in sustainability science from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
	
	
        
            
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        Learn to analyze environmental issues and repair and prevent damage caused by climate change with this online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
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It is difficult to beat George Mason University if you want to pursue a degree in sustainability science. GMU is a fairly large  public university  located in the suburb of Fairfax. A Best Colleges rank of #92 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means GMU is a great  university  overall.
There were approximately 47 sustainability science students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent data year. After graduating, sustainability science degree recipients generally earn an average of $39,329 in their early careers.
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Any student who is interested in sustainability science needs to check out Sewanee - The University of the South. Sewanee is a small  private not-for-profit university  located in the rural area of Sewanee. This  university  ranks 7th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 11 sustainability science students who graduated with this degree at Sewanee in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in sustainability science from Sewanee - The University of the South
	
	
	
	
	
SCAD is a large  private not-for-profit college  located in the medium-sized city of Savannah.
There were about 23 sustainability science students who graduated with this degree at SCAD in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in sustainability science from Savannah College of Art and Design