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2023 Best Sustainability Science Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Sustainability Science Doctor's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Sustainability Science Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Sustainability Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Sustainability Science Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top Schools for a Doctorate in Sustainability Science

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the best school in the United States for sustainability science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Washington University in St Louis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best sustainability science schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Sustainability Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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#4

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Sustainability Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on this year’s best schools for sustainability science students working on their doctor’s degree. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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#7

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

West Virginia University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Sustainability Science Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public college with a very large student population.

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Sustainability Science by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 36 majors within the area of study, sustainability science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 7 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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