2024 Best Sustainability Studies Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Sustainability Studies Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 116 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 schools for sustainability studies students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Sustainability Studies Schools

The sustainability school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Sustainability Studies Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Sustainability Studies in the New England Region

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

Top New England Region Schools for a Master's in Sustainability

1

Tufts University
Medford, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Tufts University if you want to pursue a master's degree in sustainability studies. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in sustainability studies from Tufts University

1

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in sustainability studies has to take a look at University of Massachusetts Amherst. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Amherst.More information about a master’s in sustainability studies from University of Massachusetts Amherst

2

University of Vermont
Burlington, VT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Vermont if you wish to pursue a master's degree in sustainability studies. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in sustainability studies from University of Vermont

Best Sustainability Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best sustainability studies colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	551	65
Rhode Island	222	33
New Hampshire	174	0
Maine	146	7
Vermont	115	11

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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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to TonyTheTiger. More about our data sources and methodologies.