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2023 Most Popular 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.

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 Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Sustainability Science program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for sustainability science majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Charlotte to be the most popular school for sustainability science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

Of the 10 students majoring in sustainability science at UNC Charlotte, 70% are male and 30% are female.

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#2

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Georgia is a great place for sustainability science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in sustainability science at the school are women while 14% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Sustainability Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in sustainability science at Columbia, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#4

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at West Virginia University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular sustainability science schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for sustainability science students working on their doctor’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

About 67% of the students majoring in sustainability science at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full Sustainability Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

With a ranking of #6, Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for sustainability science students working on their doctor’s degree. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for sustainability science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population.

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Washington University in St Louis ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Sustainability Science Doctor’s Degree Schools 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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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for sustainability science students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Sustainability Science Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

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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 12 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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