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2023 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$45,234 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,392 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Sustainability Science School for You

Sustainability Science is the #113 most popular major in the country with 1,547 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for sustainability science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the sustainability science programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Sustainability Science Schools

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ
$21,418 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Montclair State University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for sustainability science students. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Montclair State are $21,418 a year.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best sustainability science schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UPenn are $61,710 a year.

UPenn also made our Best Sustainability Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #4.

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#3

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Carnegie Mellon University is a great value for sustainability science students. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Carnegie Mellon undergraduate students pay an average of $58,524 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Carnegie Mellon is ranked #2 for overall quality for sustainability science in the Middle Atlantic Region .

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rutgers New Brunswick are $33,005 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Columbia are $62,466 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Columbia also did well on our Best Sustainability Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$15,290 Average Tuition & Fees

The City College of New York landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value sustainability science programs. Located in the city of New York, CCNY is a public college with a fairly large student population.

CCNY undergraduate students pay an average of $15,290 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on this year’s best value schools for sustainability science students. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMCP are $38,638 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMCP also did well on our Best Sustainability Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#8

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY
$51,360 Average Tuition & Fees

Hofstra University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for sustainability science students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Hofstra undergraduate students pay an average of $51,360 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Sustainability Science at Hofstra University Report

#9

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

With a ranking of #9, Syracuse University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for sustainability science students. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Syracuse are $57,591 a year.

Full Sustainability Science at Syracuse University Report

#10

The New School

New York, NY
$52,338 Average Tuition & Fees

The New School landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value sustainability science programs. New School University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at New School University are $52,338 per year.

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Best Sustainability Science Colleges by State

Explore the best sustainability science schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 236
Pennsylvania 41
Maryland 6
New Jersey 76
District of Columbia 0

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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 10 schools only.

  • 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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