2023 Most Popular Sustainability Science Master's Degree Schools
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 Most Popular Sustainability Science Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 83 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the sustainability science master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 15% Most Popular Sustainability Science Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in the United States 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 fairly large student population.
Women make up 65% of the sustainability science majors at the school.
Full Sustainability Science at Columbia University in the City of New York Report
The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of South Florida - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular sustainability science schools in the United States. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa.
About 74% of the students majoring in sustainability science at the school are women while 26% are male.
Read full report on Sustainability Science at University of South Florida - Main Campus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Presidio Graduate School. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Presidio Graduate School is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 76% 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 Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 41% of the sustainability science majors at the school.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Rutgers University - New Brunswick helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular sustainability science schools in the United States. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 44% of the students majoring in sustainability science at the school are women while 56% are male.
Full Sustainability Science at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report
University of California - Berkeley ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.
Of the 54 students majoring in sustainability science at UC Berkeley, 37% are male and 63% are female.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.
Of the 53 students majoring in sustainability science at U-M, 40% are male and 60% are female.
Harvard University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree sustainability science programs. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
Women make up 63% of the sustainability science majors at the school.
Read full report on Sustainability Science at Harvard University
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.
Of the 43 students majoring in sustainability science at UIUC, 35% are male and 65% are female.
Read full report on Sustainability Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The City College of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for sustainability science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of New York, CCNY is a public college with a large student population.
About 69% of the students majoring in sustainability science at the school are women while 31% are male.
Rhode Island School of Design landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree sustainability science programs. RISD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.
Of the 33 students majoring in sustainability science at RISD, 30% are male and 70% are female.
Full Sustainability Science at Rhode Island School of Design Report
University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 76% of the sustainability science majors at the school.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Sustainability Science Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Washington University in St Louis | Saint Louis, MO |
| 14 | Stanford University | Stanford, CA |
| 15 | University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL |
| 15 | University of Cincinnati - Main Campus | Cincinnati, OH |
Sustainability Science by Region
View the Most Popular Sustainability Science Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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