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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sustainability Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

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 $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Southeast 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 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 $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in sustainability science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent sustainability science programs, but they also cost less that 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sustainability Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Forest University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and it awarded 10 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wake Forest University, the school also landed the #1 spot 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 83 masters’s sustainability science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree sustainability science students whose families make $30-$48k list, USF Tampa has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Georgia Tech is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 11 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech also took 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Louisiana State University is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Louisiana State University, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970.

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#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 $30-$48k. SCAD is a fairly large school located in Savannah, Georgia that handed out 8 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2019-2020.

SCAD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SCAD are $38,975, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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