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2023 Most Popular Sustainability Science Graduate Certificate Schools

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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.

The Most Popular Sustainability Science Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular school in the United States for sustainability science students working on their graduate certificate. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

About 64% of the students majoring in sustainability science at the school are women while 36% are male.

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#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular sustainability science schools in the United States. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 61% of the students majoring in sustainability science at the school are women while 39% are male.

Full Sustainability Science at University of Iowa Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for sustainability science students working on their graduate certificate. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

About 88% of the students majoring in sustainability science at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

Out of the 47 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 67% of the sustainability science majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Sustainability Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Women make up 40% of the sustainability science majors at the school.

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#6

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Sustainability Science Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.

Women make up 44% of the sustainability science majors at the school.

Full Sustainability Science at Syracuse University Report

#6

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for sustainability science students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in sustainability science at U of U, 11% are male and 89% are female.

Full Sustainability Science at University of Utah Report

#8

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate sustainability science programs. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in sustainability science at the school are women while 29% are male.

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#9

Presidio Graduate School

San Francisco, CA

Presidio Graduate School ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Sustainability Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of San Francisco, Presidio Graduate School is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 67% of the sustainability science majors at the school.

Full Sustainability Science at Presidio Graduate School Report

Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for sustainability science students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in sustainability science at Columbia, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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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 32 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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