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

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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 3,005 people earned their degree in sustainability studies, making the major the 248th most popular in the United States.

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

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

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

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

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

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Edgewood College
Madison, Wisconsin

Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Edgewood College landed the #1 spot on the list. Edgewood College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 8 masters’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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 Studies at Edgewood

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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 Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Wisconsin - Green Bay is a medium-sized public school situated in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It awarded 23 masters’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Sustainability Studies at University of Wisconsin - Green Bay

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Great Lakes Region. UIC is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 61 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Sustainability Studies at University of Illinois at Chicago

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Superior. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Superior, Wisconsin, this small public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s sustainability students in 2020-2021.

Full UW - Superior Sustainability Studies Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois Institute of Technology. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Great Lakes Region. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sustainability degrees to 8 students 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Sustainability Studies at Illinois Tech

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With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - Parkside did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Parkside is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s sustainability degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 Studies at University of Wisconsin - Parkside

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University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh is a public institution located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full UW Oshkosh Sustainability Studies Report

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With a ranking of #8, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 53 masters’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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

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DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois

DePaul University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. DePaul is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 masters’s 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%.

Full DePaul Sustainability Studies Report

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #10. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sustainability degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.

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

Full UIUC Sustainability Studies Report

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University of Wisconsin - Stout
Menomonie, Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin - Stout came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Wisconsin - Stout is a public institution located in Menomonie, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 masters’s 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 full report on Sustainability Studies at University of Wisconsin - Stout

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 28 masters’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Sustainability Studies Report

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Concordia University, Wisconsin landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Mequon, Wisconsin, and it awarded 3 masters’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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 Studies at Concordia University, Wisconsin

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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio State University - Main Campus is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s sustainability degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Sustainability Studies Report

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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 Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 6 masters’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Sustainability Studies at Michigan State

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Aquinas College Michigan
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Aquinas College Michigan came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s sustainability students 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 Studies Report

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