2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Sustainability Science in the New England Region

A master's degree in sustainability science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #115 out of 326 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 7 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of sustainability science. Combined, these schools handed out 68 master's degrees in sustainability science to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Sustainability Science School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in sustainability science matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Sustainability Science in the New England Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality sustainability science program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Sustainability Science Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for sustainability science.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Sustainability Science in the New England Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in sustainability science.

Most Well Attended Schools for Sustainability Science Students Working on Their Master's

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Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI

21 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In RI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Rhode Island School of Design is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in sustainability science. RISD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

There were approximately 21 sustainability science students who graduated with this degree at RISD in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in sustainability science from Rhode Island School of Design

2

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

17 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MA

#1 Best Quality In MA

University of Massachusetts Amherst is a popular option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in sustainability science. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in sustainability science in Massachusetts.

There were approximately 17 sustainability science individuals who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in sustainability science from University of Massachusetts Amherst

3

Unity College
Unity, ME

12 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In ME

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in sustainability science has to check out Unity College. Located in the remote area of Unity, Unity is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

There were about 12 sustainability science individuals who graduated with this degree at Unity in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in sustainability science from Unity College

4

SIT Graduate Institute
Brattleboro, VT

11 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In VT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at SIT Graduate Institute if you want to pursue a master's degree in sustainability science. SIT is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Brattleboro.

There were roughly 11 sustainability science students who graduated with this degree at SIT in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in sustainability science from SIT Graduate Institute

5

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

There were about 7 sustainability science individuals who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in sustainability science from Harvard University

6

University of Vermont
Burlington, VT

#2 Most Popular In VT

UVM is a fairly large public university located in the city of Burlington. More information about a master’s in sustainability science from University of Vermont

6

New England College
Henniker, NH

#1 Most Popular In NH

Located in the rural area of Henniker, NEC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. More information about a master’s in sustainability science from New England College

Best Sustainability Science Colleges by State

Explore the most popular sustainability science schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	215	24
Rhode Island	116	26
New Hampshire	102	1
Vermont	88	37
Maine	86	3

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Sustainability Science Related Rankings by Major

Sustainability Science is one of 44 different types of Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nutrition Science	233
International Studies	121
Data Analytics	94
Systems Theory	67
Mathematics & Computer Science	65
Human Computer Interaction	65
Museum Studies	54
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution	50
Historic Preservation	41
Marine Science	33

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.