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2023 Best Sustainability Science Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Sustainability Science Master'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Sustainability Science Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 42 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the sustainability science master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Sustainability Science Master's Degree Schools

#1

Presidio Graduate School

San Francisco, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Presidio Graduate School the best school in the United States for sustainability science students working on their master’s degree. 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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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree 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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#3

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Out of the 42 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#4

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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#5

Tufts University

Medford, MA

The excellent master’s degree 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 suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on this year’s best schools for sustainability science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree sustainability science programs. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college 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 Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

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Washington University in St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for sustainability science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. 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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#10

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

With a ranking of #10, Kansas State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for sustainability science students working on their master’s degree. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

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Sustainability Science by Region

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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 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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