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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Sustainability Studies (Income $75-$110k)

6 Ranked Colleges
26 Degrees Awarded
$33,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Sustainability Studies is the 294th most popular major in the country with 2,645 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 26 sustainability studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in sustainability studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great sustainability studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the sustainability studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Sustainability Studies (Income $75-$110k)

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s sustainability students in 2019-2020.

Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Sustainability Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Sustainability Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s sustainability students in 2019-2020.

UIUC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Sustainability Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UIUC Sustainability Studies Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k. USU is a public institution located in Logan, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Sustainability Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USU are $22,598, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Sustainability Studies at USU

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s sustainability degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Sustainability Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Illinois at Chicago Sustainability Studies Report

#5

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 3 doctorate’s sustainability degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Sustainability Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Charlotte are $21,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNC Charlotte Sustainability Studies Report

#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 7 doctorate’s sustainability degrees in 2019-2020.

RIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Sustainability Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at RIT are $50,442, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full RIT Sustainability Studies Report

Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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