Sustainability Science at Wake Forest University

Every sustainability science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the sustainability science program at Wake Forest University stacks up to those at other schools.

Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and approximately 8,789 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 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.

Wake Forest University Sustainability Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Sustainability Science

Wake Forest University Sustainability Science Rankings

Sustainability Science Student Demographics at Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University Sustainability Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 sustainability science majors earned their master's degree from Wake Forest University. Of these graduates, 62% were men and 38% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in sustainability science each year. Wake Forest University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

Of the students who received a sustainability science master's degree from Wake Forest University, 54% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the sustainability science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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 NC, the home state for Wake Forest University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Professors	5,220	$70,590

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 JHMM13 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.