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2023 Most Popular Sustainability Science Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Sustainability Science Master's Degree School for You

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

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Sustainability Science Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the New England Region 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.

Check out the sustainability science master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the most popular school for sustainability science students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

Women make up 63% of the sustainability science majors at the school.

Full Sustainability Science at Harvard University Report

Out of the 8 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhode Island School of Design landed the # 2 spot on the list. RISD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the 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

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great place for sustainability science students working on their master’s degree. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

About 55% of the students majoring in sustainability science at the school are women while 45% are male.

Full Sustainability Science at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

#4

SIT Graduate Institute

Brattleboro, VT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means SIT Graduate Institute is a great place for sustainability science students working on their master’s degree. SIT is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Brattleboro.

Of the 9 students majoring in sustainability science at SIT, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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#5

Tufts University

Medford, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 75% of the sustainability science majors at the school.

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#6

Unity College

Unity, ME

Unity College 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 #6 on the list. Unity is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Unity.

Of the 7 students majoring in sustainability science at Unity, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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#7

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

University of Vermont ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UVM is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Burlington.

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#8

New England College

Henniker, NH

New England College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. NEC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Henniker.

Read full report on Sustainability Science at New England College

Best Sustainability Science Colleges by State

Explore the best sustainability science colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 164
Rhode Island 33
New Hampshire 0
Maine 9
Vermont 11

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 8 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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