by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Sustainability Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Sustainability Science is a major offered under the multi / interdisciplinary studies program of study at Rhode Island School of Design. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in sustainability science, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $53,820 | $53,820 |
| Fees | $1,070 | $1,070 |
Online degrees for the RISD sustainability science master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the RISD Online Learning page.
Women made up around 76.2% of the sustainability science students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 60.2%.
Of those students who received a master’s degree at RISD in sustainability science at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 16 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Sustainability Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Sustainability Studies | 21 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to sustainability science.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Systems Theory | 24 |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 4 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.