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2025 Best Sustainability Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

10 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
798 Sustainability Science Degrees Awarded
$46,440 Avg Early-Career Salary
When it comes to popularity, sustainability science sits in the middle of the road, ranking #176 out of 395 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 10 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for sustainability science students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 798 degrees in sustainability science annually.

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Choosing a Great Sustainability Science School

Best Sustainability Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region Your choice of sustainability science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for sustainability science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Sustainability Science Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Sustainability Science
Master's Degrees in Sustainability Science
Doctor's Degrees in Sustainability Science

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 Sustainability Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Sustainability Science in the Middle Atlantic Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the sustainability science degree levels they offer.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Sustainability Science

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
246 Sustainability Science Degrees Awarded
38.6% Growth in Graduates

Columbia University in the City of New York is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in sustainability science. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were about 246 sustainability science students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the sustainability science major at Columbia University in the City of New York make $32,476 above the standard college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

More information about a degree in sustainability science from Columbia University in the City of New York

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In PA

Carnegie Mellon University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in sustainability science. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.

There were approximately 7 sustainability science students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelors Degree Type
BS in Environmental Science Program Name

Learn to analyze environmental issues and repair and prevent damage caused by climate change with this online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.

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Cornell University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in sustainability science. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.More information about a degree in sustainability science from Cornell University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD
38.5% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in sustainability science has to take a look at University of Maryland - College Park. UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of College Park. This university ranks 2nd out of 35 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

There were approximately 26 sustainability science students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.More information about a degree in sustainability science from Johns Hopkins University

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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NY

Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 11 sustainability science students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Stony Brook in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
45 Sustainability Science Degrees Awarded
$65,944 Median Starting Salary

Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public university located in the small city of New Brunswick. This university ranks 2nd out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were roughly 45 sustainability science students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year. Those sustainability science students who get their degree from Rutgers University - New Brunswick make $19,504 more than the average sustainability science graduate.

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Masters Degree Type
MBA in Sustainability & Environmental Compliance Program Name

Learn to fit environmental standards into your business practices when you earn your sustainability and environmental compliance MBA at Southern New Hampshire University.

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New York University
New York, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY
12.5% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were about 16 sustainability science students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
32 Sustainability Science Degrees Awarded
31.3% Growth in Graduates

Montclair State is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Montclair. This university ranks 10th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were about 32 sustainability science students who graduated with this degree at Montclair State in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, sustainability science degree recipients usually make around $41,445 in the first five years of their career.

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The New School
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY
16.0% Growth in Graduates

New School University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. This school ranks 22nd out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 25 sustainability science students who graduated with this degree at New School University in the most recent data year.

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Best Sustainability Science Colleges by State

Explore the best sustainability science colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 94
New York 333 295
Maryland 279 16
New Jersey 273 109

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One of 51 majors within the Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies area of study, Sustainability Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Sustainability Science Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Sustainability Studies 798

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Majors Similar to Sustainability Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 3,561
Biological & Physical Science 1,049
Nutrition Science 737
Interdisciplinary Studies 704
Human Biology 663
Behavioral Science 615
International Studies 577
Computational Science 549
Data Analytics 527
Data Science 467

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