Sustainability Science at Harvard University

What traits are you looking for in a sustainability science school? To help you decide if Harvard University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's sustainability science program.

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 30,391 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Sustainability Science section at the bottom of this page.

Harvard Sustainability Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Sustainability Science

Harvard Sustainability Science Rankings

Sustainability Science Student Demographics at Harvard

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sustainability science majors at Harvard University.

Harvard Sustainability Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of sustainability science master's degrees went to men and 66% went to women.

In the sustainability science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Harvard University with a master's in sustainability science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	86
International Students	47
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Concentrations Within Sustainability Science

If you plan to be a sustainability science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Harvard University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sustainability Studies	134

Related Majors

• Medieval Studies
• Classical & Ancient Studies
• Historic Preservation
• Systems Theory
• Behavioral Science

Careers That Sustainability Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in sustainability science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Harvard University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Elisa.rolle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.