Sustainability Science at Michigan State University

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

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695.

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.

Michigan State Sustainability Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sustainability Science
• Master’s Degree in Sustainability Science

Michigan State Sustainability Science Rankings

Sustainability Science Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State Sustainability Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of sustainability science master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in sustainability science each year. Michigan State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a sustainability science master's degree from Michigan State, 83% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Sustainability Science

Sustainability Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Michigan State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sustainability Studies	6

Related Majors

• Museum Studies
• International Studies
• Nutrition Science
• Computational 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 MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI

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 Jeffness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.