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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students received their master's degree in sustainability science.

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

Online Classes Are Available at Harvard

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Harvard does offer online education options in sustainability science for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

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

Of the 46 students who graduated with a master’s in sustainability science from Harvard in 2021, 37% were men and 63% were women.

In the sustainability science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 14% 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	5
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	20
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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.