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Sustainability Science

1,227 Master's Degrees Annually
33 Doctor's Degrees Annually
#99 in Popularity (Master's)
$76,990 Median Salary

Types of Degrees Sustainability Science Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many sustainability science graduations there were in 2020-2021 for each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Master’s Degree 1,227
Graduate Certificate 287
Doctor’s Degree 33

What Can You Do With a Sustainability Science Major?

People with a sustainability science degree often go into the following careers:

Job Title Job Growth Rate Median Salary
Professors 9.4% $65,660

Who Is Getting a Master’s Degree in Sustainability Science?

1,227 Master's Degrees Annually
64% Percent Women
21% Percent Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This major is dominated by women with about 64% of recent graduates being female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of sustainability science majors is as follows:

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 69
Black or African American 53
Hispanic or Latino 101
White 567
International Students 357
Other Races/Ethnicities 80

Geographic Diversity

Americans aren’t the only ones with an interest in Sustainability Science. About 29.1% of those with this major are international students. The most popular countries for students from outside the country are:

  • China
  • India
  • Canada
  • Mexico
  • Taiwan

How Much Do Sustainability Science Majors Make?

Master’s Degree Starting Salary

The U.S. Department of Education found that students who graduated in 2017-2019 with a master’s degree in sustainability science made a median starting salary of $53,061 per year. During this timeframe, most salaries fell between $46,546 (25th percentile) and $57,425 (75th percentile).

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We don’t know for sure if all of these people took jobs related to sustainability science so take that into consideration.

Salaries According to BLS

The median salary for someone in a career related to sustainability science is $76,990. This median refers to all degree levels, so the salary for a person with just a bachelor’s degree may be a little less and the one for a person with an advanced degree may be a little more.

To put that into context, according to BLS data from the first quarter of 2020, the typical high school graduate makes between $30,000 and $57,900 a year (25th through 75th percentile). The average person with a bachelor’s degree (any field) makes between $45,600 and $99,000. Advanced degree holders make the most with salaries between $55,600 and $125,400.

Median Salary for a Sustainability Science Major  76,990
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Online Sustainability Science Programs

In 2020-2021, 243 schools offered a sustainability science program of some type. The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level Colleges Offering Programs Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year) 0 0
Certificate (1-2 years) 4 0
Certificate (2-4 Years) 2 0
Associate’s Degree 18 3
Bachelor’s Degree 45 9
Post-Baccalaureate 0 0
Master’s Degree 84 15
Post-Master’s 5 0
Doctor’s Degree (Research) 13 0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice) 0 0
Doctor’s Degree (Other) 0 0

Is a Degree in Sustainability Science Worth It?

The median salary for a sustainability science grad is $76,990 per year. This is based on the weighted average of the most common careers associated with the major.

This is 93% more than the average salary for an individual holding a high school degree. This adds up to a gain of about $741,800 after 20 years!

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You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to sustainability science.

Major Number of Grads
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 2,491
Nutrition Science 1,496
Behavioral Science 1,358
Computational Science 1,063
International Studies 918
Human Computer Interaction 822
Data Analytics 793
Museum Studies 696
Gerontology 655
Biological & Physical Science 639
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution 522
Systems Theory 461
Dispute Resolution 416
Interdisciplinary Studies 402
Data Science 373
Mathematics & Computer Science 290
Historic Preservation 266
Science, Technology & Society 198
Multicultural & Diversity Studies 176
Cultural Studies & Analysis 161
Cognitive Science 123
Marine Science 104
Natural Sciences 76
Holocaust Studies 54
Medieval Studies 46
Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature 28
Human Biology 18
Classical & Ancient Studies 17
Earth Systems Science 13
Maritime Studies 9
Accounting & Computer Science 8
Environmental Geosciences 6
Linguistics and Computer Science 6
Linguistics and Anthropology 2
Thanatology 0
Biopsychology 0

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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