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2022 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
275 Degrees Awarded
$27,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 the Great Lakes region, there were 549 sustainability science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $21,750 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 275 sustainability science graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in sustainability science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality sustainability science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the sustainability science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree sustainability science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sustainability Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sustainability science degrees to 67 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree sustainability science students whose families make $30-$48k list, U-M has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Sustainability Science at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sustainability science degrees to 37 students in 2019-2020.

UIUC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083.

Read more about Sustainability Science at UIUC

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Green Bay. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UW - Green Bay is a public institution located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Green Bay not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Green Bay are $19,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Sustainability Science at UW - Green Bay

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large public school awarded 62 diplomas to qualified masters’s sustainability science students in 2019-2020.

UIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036.

Full University of Illinois at Chicago Sustainability Science Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Superior landed the #5 spot on the list. Superior, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sustainability science degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree sustainability science students whose families make $30-$48k list, UW - Superior has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Superior are $18,376.

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#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UC is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s sustainability science degrees to qualified students.

UC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

Michigan State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Michigan State is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Michigan State University Sustainability Science Report

Concordia University, Wisconsin landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Mequon, Wisconsin. It awarded 1 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Wisconsin also made our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $11,460, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Sustainability Science at Concordia University, Wisconsin

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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%.

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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