Sustainability Science isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #176 in popularity out of 395 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.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Sustainability Science Schools in Utah ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 145 degrees in sustainability science annually.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Sustainability Science Schools in Utah list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of sustainability science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It is hard to beat University of Utah if you want to pursue a degree in sustainability science. U of U is a fairly large public university located in the city of Salt Lake City.
Students who receive their degree from the sustainability science program make about $30,229 for their early career.
Utah State University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in sustainability science. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public university with a fairly large student population.
After graduation, sustainability science degree recipients typically make around $39,679 at the beginning of their careers.
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).
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