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2022 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
152 Degrees Awarded
$32,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Sustainability Science is the 190th most popular major in the country with 2,645 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 the Southeast region, there were 505 sustainability science graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,000 and $24,065 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 152 sustainability science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the sustainability science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sustainability Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school handed out 83 diplomas to qualified masters’s sustainability science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree sustainability science students whose families make $0-$30k list, USF Tampa has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Sustainability Science at University of South Florida - Main Campus

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 11 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia Tech, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Tech are $31,334, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Forest University landed the #3 spot on the list. Winston-Salem, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sustainability science degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree sustainability science students whose families make $0-$30k list, Wake Forest University has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wake Forest University are $39,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Sustainability Science at Wake Forest University

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #4 spot on the list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s sustainability science degrees to qualified students.

Louisiana State University also made our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970.

Read more about Sustainability Science at Louisiana State University

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Savannah College of Art and Design. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Savannah, Georgia, and it awarded 8 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2019-2020.

SCAD also made our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at SCAD are $38,975, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Sustainability Science at SCAD

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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%.

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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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