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2025 Best Sustainability Science Schools in the New England Region

5 Colleges in the New England Region
507 Sustainability Science Degrees Awarded
$46,440 Avg Early-Career Salary
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.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Sustainability Science Schools in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 507 degrees in sustainability science to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Sustainability Science School

Best Sustainability Science Schools in the New England Region Your choice of sustainability science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Sustainability Science School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Sustainability Science Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Sustainability Science
Master's Degrees in Sustainability Science

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Sustainability Science Schools in the New England Region list to help you make the college 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 the New England Region

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 New England Region Schools in Sustainability Science

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA
296 Sustainability Science Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Harvard University if you want to pursue a degree in sustainability science. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.

There were approximately 296 sustainability science students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in sustainability science from Harvard University

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Tufts University
Medford, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MA
16.7% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in sustainability science needs to check out Tufts University. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Medford. A Best Colleges rank of #39 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.

There were approximately 18 sustainability science students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA
62 Sustainability Science Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat University of Massachusetts Amherst if you wish to pursue a degree in sustainability science. Located in the city of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 62 sustainability science students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
34 Sustainability Science Degrees Awarded
17.6% Growth in Graduates

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in sustainability science. UNH is a fairly large public university located in the town of Durham. This university ranks 2nd out of 17 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.

There were roughly 34 sustainability science students who graduated with this degree at UNH in the most recent data year. After graduation, sustainability science degree recipients usually make around $43,090 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a degree in sustainability science from University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In RI

RISD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

There were about 29 sustainability science students who graduated with this degree at RISD in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in sustainability science from Rhode Island School of Design

Best Sustainability Science Colleges by State

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 301 104
Connecticut 241 0
New Hampshire 210 34
Maine 202 11
Rhode Island 200 33
Vermont 194 11

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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 507

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 1,038
Data Analytics 603
Nutrition Science 516
International Studies 501
Interdisciplinary Studies 415
Systems Theory 197
Behavioral Science 189
Data Science 184
Cognitive Science 176
Natural Sciences 150

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