2025 Best Sustainability Science Schools in Maryland

Sustainability Science is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #176 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for sustainability science students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 39 degrees in sustainability science to qualified students.

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• Best Overall Sustainability Science Schools List

Sustainability Science Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Sustainability Science Schools in Maryland ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Sustainability Science in Maryland

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the sustainability science degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Maryland Schools in Sustainability Science

1

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

38.5% Growth in Graduates

University of Maryland - College Park is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in sustainability science. UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of College Park.More information about a degree in sustainability science from University of Maryland - College Park

2

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Johns Hopkins University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in sustainability science. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore.More information about a degree in sustainability science from Johns Hopkins University

Best Sustainability Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Sustainability Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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Sustainability Science Related Rankings by Major

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	39

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Most Popular Majors Related to Sustainability Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	930
Museum Studies	128
Biological & Physical Science	70
International Studies	56
Behavioral Science	54
Human Computer Interaction	44
Cognitive Science	41
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution	40
Interdisciplinary Studies	35
Natural Sciences	33

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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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More about our data sources and methodologies.