Sustainability Science at University of Iowa

If you plan to study sustainability science, take a look at what University of Iowa has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and approximately 30,318 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.

Iowa Sustainability Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Sustainability Science

Iowa Sustainability Science Rankings

Sustainability Science Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa Sustainability Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of sustainability science master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in sustainability science each year. Iowa does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a sustainability science master's degree from Iowa, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 University of Iowa. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sustainability Studies	89

Related Majors

• Medieval Studies
• Gerontology
• Multicultural & Diversity Studies
• Behavioral Science
• Museum Studies

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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Professors	2,250	$71,300

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 KMSatoh202 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.