2024 Best Sustainability Studies Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

a master's degree in sustainability studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #124 out of 1172 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for sustainability studies students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 133 master's degrees in sustainability studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to sustainability studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other sustainability studies students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized sustainability studies related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for sustainability studies students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Sustainability Studies Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Sustainability Studies Master's Degree Schools in Illinois list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Sustainability Studies in Illinois

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in sustainability studies.

Top Illinois Schools for a Master's in Sustainability

1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

43 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in sustainability studies needs to check out University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. UIUC is a very large public university located in the small city of Champaign.More information about a master’s in sustainability studies from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2

DePaul University
Chicago, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

DePaul University is a wonderful option for students interested in a master's degree in sustainability studies. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a master’s in sustainability studies from DePaul University

Best Sustainability Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Sustainability Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	494	37
Michigan	476	59
Wisconsin	317	55

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Sustainability Studies Related Rankings by Major

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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