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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sustainability Science (Income $0-$30k) in Pennsylvania

2 Ranked Colleges
24 Degrees Awarded
$44,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master's in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 2,645 people earned their degree in sustainability science, making the major the 190th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, sustainability science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $42,011 and had an average of $27,458 in loans still to pay off.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 121 sustainability science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 24 sustainability science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in sustainability science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great sustainability science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the sustainability science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania master’s degree sustainability science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sustainability Science (Income $0-$30k) in Pennsylvania

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 4 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn also made our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UPenn Sustainability Science Report

#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 13 degrees to qualified masters’s sustainability science students in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon also took the #2 spot in our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Sustainability Science at Carnegie Mellon University

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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