2023 Most Popular 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 Most Popular Sustainability Science Schools ranking. This report analyzed 113 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Sustainability Science program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Sustainability Science Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Sustainability Science Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular Sustainability Science Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular school in the United States for sustainability science students. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
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The excellent programs at Columbia University in the City of New York 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 city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Iowa is a great place for sustainability science students. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The excellent programs at University of South Florida - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best sustainability science schools in the United States. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa.
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Out of the 113 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Presidio Graduate School landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Presidio Graduate School is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for sustainability science students. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Sustainability Science Schools list. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a very large student population.
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University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for sustainability science students. It came in at #8 on the list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Sustainability Science Schools ranking. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for sustainability science students. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.
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The City College of New York landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular sustainability science programs. Located in the city of New York, CCNY is a public school with a fairly large student population.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular sustainability science programs. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #12, Rhode Island School of Design did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for sustainability science students. RISD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.
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Washington University in St Louis came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Sustainability Science Schools ranking. 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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Stanford University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for sustainability science students. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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University of Miami came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Sustainability Science Schools ranking. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
With a ranking of #16, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for sustainability science students. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Sustainability Science students that almost earned our Most Popular Sustainability Science Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 18 | University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT |
| 19 | University of Oklahoma Norman Campus | Norman, OK |
| 19 | University of Wisconsin - Green Bay | Green Bay, WI |
| 21 | DePaul University | Chicago, IL |
| 21 | The New School | New York, NY |
Sustainability Science by Region
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Sustainability Science Related Majors
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 26 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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