2025 Best Sustainability Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington

Sustainability Science isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #155 in popularity out of 363 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Sustainability Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 48 bachelor's degrees in sustainability science to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on sustainability science students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of sustainability science students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for sustainability science to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized sustainability science related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for sustainability science students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The sustainability science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Sustainability Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Sustainability Science in Washington

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in sustainability science.

Top Washington Schools for a Bachelor's in Sustainability Science

1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

18 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in sustainability science has to look into University of Washington - Seattle Campus. UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the city of Seattle.More information about a bachelor’s in sustainability science from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

2

Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA

30 Annual Graduates

$41,600 Median Starting Salary

Western Washington University is a good decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in sustainability science. Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public university with a large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the sustainability science program state that they receive average early career wages of $41,600.

More information about a bachelor’s in sustainability science from Western Washington University

Best Sustainability Science Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Sustainability Science Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	262	53
Oregon	185	54
Hawaii	112	7
Alaska	75	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Sustainability Science

Sustainability Science is one of 51 different types of Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies programs to choose from.

Sustainability Science Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Sustainability Studies	48

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biological & Physical Science	214
Human Biology	178
Interdisciplinary Studies	163
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	147
Nutrition Science	132
Human Computer Interaction	62
International Studies	61
Geography and Environmental Studies	53
Computational Science	49
Science, Technology & Society	20

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to TonyTheTiger. More about our data sources and methodologies.