2025 Best Sustainability Science Schools in Michigan

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 2 schools in Michigan 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 151 degrees in sustainability science annually.

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• Best Overall Sustainability Science Schools List

Pick Your Sustainability Science Degree Level

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 Michigan list, to help you choose the best school for you. 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 Michigan

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.

Top Michigan Schools in Sustainability Science

1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

76 Sustainability Science Degrees Awarded

30.3% Growth in Graduates

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in sustainability science. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Sustainability Science degree recipients from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor earn a boost of approximately $14,128 over the typical earnings of sustainability science majors.

More information about a degree in sustainability science from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

2

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

59 Sustainability Science Degrees Awarded

33.9% Growth in Graduates

Michigan State University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in sustainability science. Michigan State is a very large public university located in the small city of East Lansing.More information about a degree in sustainability science from Michigan State University

Best Sustainability Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Sustainability Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	314	102
Illinois	304	223
Indiana	294	18
Wisconsin	273	88

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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	151

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Majors Similar to Sustainability Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	575
Data Science	289
International Studies	258
Cognitive Science	126
Nutrition Science	105
Biological & Physical Science	98
Data Analytics	94
Computational Science	87
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics	45
Interdisciplinary Studies	41

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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).
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