2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Sustainability Science
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Ranked Colleges
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Sustainability Science is the 176th most popular major in the country with 3,745 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , sustainability science graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $42,827 and had an average of $29,092 in loans still to pay off.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,435 sustainability science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,979 and $43,370 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major” ranking looked at 83 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in sustainability science. That schools that top this list have a program in sustainability science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree sustainability science students.
Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Sustainability Science
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Presidio Graduate School. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major list. Presidio Graduate School is located in San Francisco, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 40 masters’s sustainability science degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Presidio Graduate School Sustainability Science Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Glasgow Caledonian New York College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major list. Glasgow Caledonian New York College is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SIT Graduate Institute. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major. Brattleboro, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sustainability science degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full SIT Graduate Institute Sustainability Science Report
Out of the 83 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhode Island School of Design landed the #4 spot on the list. Rhode Island School of Design is a small school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 29 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Unity College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major list. This small school is located in New Gloucester, Maine, and it awarded 18 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Chatham University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 9 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Chatham University Sustainability Science Report
Antioch University - Los Angeles ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major list. Antioch University - Los Angeles is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Culver City, California. It awarded 3 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Antioch University - Los Angeles Sustainability Science Report
Edgewood College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major ranking. Edgewood is a small school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 4 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major list. University of Wisconsin - Green Bay is a medium-sized school located in Green Bay, Wisconsin that handed out 12 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Sustainability Science Report
Hawaii Pacific University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major ranking, coming in at #10. Hawaii Pacific University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 6 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Hawaii Pacific University Sustainability Science Report
The City College of New York came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major ranking. CCNY is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 15 masters’s sustainability science degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Black Hills State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major list. Spearfish, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sustainability science degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Black Hills State University Sustainability Science Report
Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major ranking, coming in at #13. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 193 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 99%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #14, The New School did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major list. New York, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sustainability science degrees to 24 students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full The New School Sustainability Science Report
University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major ranking. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sustainability science degrees to 53 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #16, Stanford University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major list. Stanford is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stanford, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 35 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Washington University in St Louis came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major ranking. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 13 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full WUSTL Sustainability Science Report
University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major ranking, coming in at #18. USF Tampa is a large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 95 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major ranking, coming in at #19. Stevens is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hoboken, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Harvard University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major ranking. This large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 144 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Harvard Sustainability Science Report
University of Miami ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major list. Coral Gables, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sustainability science degrees to 28 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Wake Forest University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major ranking, coming in at #22. Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Wake Forest University Sustainability Science Report
Lenoir - Rhyne University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major list. This small school is located in Hickory, North Carolina, and it awarded 3 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Wisconsin - Superior landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major ranking. Located in Superior, Wisconsin, this small public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s sustainability science students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sustainability Science Major list. This large school is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and it awarded 45 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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