2023 Best Sustainability Science Schools
Finding the Best Sustainability Science School for You
In 2020-2021, 1,547 people earned a degree or certificate in sustainability science, making the major the #113 most popular in the United States.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Sustainability Science Schools ranking. This report analyzed 58 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Sustainability Science Schools in the United States
Check out the sustainability science programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Sustainability Science Schools
Our analysis found Presidio Graduate School to be the best school for sustainability science students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the city of San Francisco, Presidio Graduate School is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Sustainability Science Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent programs at Carnegie Mellon University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best sustainability science schools in the United States. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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Out of the 58 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 4 spot on the list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
The excellent programs at Tufts University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best sustainability science schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Sustainability Science Schools ranking. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Sustainability Science Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of California - Berkeley came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Sustainability Science Schools ranking. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.
University of Southern California landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best sustainability science programs. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Washington University in St Louis landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best sustainability science programs. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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Sustainability Science by Region
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Rankings in Majors Related to Sustainability Science
One of 36 majors within the area of study, sustainability science has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Sustainability Science
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 2,491 |
Nutrition Science | 1,496 |
Behavioral Science | 1,358 |
Computational Science | 1,063 |
International Studies | 918 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to TonyTheTiger.
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