2025 Best Sustainability Science Schools in New Jersey
2Colleges in New Jersey
95Sustainability Science Degrees Awarded
$46,440Avg Early-Career Salary
Sustainability Science isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #176 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Sustainability Science Schools in New Jersey ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 95 degrees in sustainability science to qualified students.
The sustainability science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Sustainability Science Schools in New Jersey.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Best Schools for Sustainability Science in New Jersey
The schools below may not offer all types of sustainability science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in sustainability science. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public university located in the small city of New Brunswick.
Degree recipients from the sustainability science program at Rutgers University - New Brunswick get $19,504 more than the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Montclair State University is a good option for students interested in a degree in sustainability science. Montclair State is a very large public university located in the suburb of Montclair.
Students who graduate with their degree from the sustainability science program report average early career wages of $41,445.
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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