2023 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Sustainability Studies
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$21,200
Avg Cost*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Sustainability Major for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 3,005 people earned their degree in sustainability studies, making the major the 248th most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 14 sustainability studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Sustainability Major for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 18 colleges that offer a degree in sustainability studies. To top this list, a school must have a successful sustainability studies program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Well Attended Sustainability Major for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree sustainability students.
Top 18 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Sustainability Studies
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Superior College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Sustainability Major for an Associate list. This small school is located in Duluth, Minnesota, and it awarded 6 associates’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.
Full LSC Sustainability Studies Report
Out of the 18 schools in the Most Well Attended Sustainability Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Lane Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Eugene, Oregon, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s sustainability students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Sustainability Studies at Lane Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Sustainability Major for an Associate. Located in New Town, North Dakota, this small public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s sustainability students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Sustainability Studies at Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mesa Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Sustainability Major for an Associate. Mesa, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s sustainability degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Sustainability Studies at Mesa Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Glendale Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Sustainability Major for an Associate. Located in Glendale, Arizona, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s sustainability students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Sustainability Studies at Glendale Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlesex County College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Sustainability Major for an Associate list. Middlesex County College is a public institution located in Edison, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Middlesex County College Sustainability Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Mountain Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Sustainability Major for an Associate. This small school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 1 associates’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Sustainability Studies at South Mountain Community College
Scottsdale Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Sustainability Major for an Associate list. Scottsdale Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Scottsdale, Arizona. It awarded 0 associates’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Scottsdale Community College Sustainability Studies Report
Monroe Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Sustainability Major for an Associate list. Monroe Community College is located in Rochester, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s sustainability degrees to qualified students.
Full Monroe Community College Sustainability Studies Report
Estrella Mountain Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sustainability Major for an Associate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Avondale, Arizona, and it awarded 0 associates’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Estrella Mountain Community College Sustainability Studies Report
Rio Salado College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Sustainability Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #8. This fairly large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 0 associates’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Sustainability Studies at Rio Salado College
University of Antelope Valley ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Sustainability Major for an Associate list. UAV is a private for-profit institution located in Lancaster, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UAV Sustainability Studies Report
GateWay Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sustainability Major for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 0 associates’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Sustainability Studies at GateWay Community College
Paradise Valley Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Sustainability Major for an Associate ranking. Paradise Valley Community College is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s sustainability degrees to qualified students.
Full Paradise Valley Community College Sustainability Studies Report
Phoenix College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sustainability Major for an Associate ranking. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s sustainability degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full Phoenix College Sustainability Studies Report
With a ranking of #8, Chandler-Gilbert Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sustainability Major for an Associate list. Chandler-Gilbert Community College is located in Chandler, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s sustainability degrees to qualified students.
Full Chandler-Gilbert Community College Sustainability Studies Report
Rowan College at Burlington County landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sustainability Major for an Associate ranking. Mount Laurel, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s sustainability degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full Rowan College at Burlington County Sustainability Studies Report
Lock Haven University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Sustainability Major for an Associate list. Lock Haven University is located in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s sustainability degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Sustainability Studies at Lock Haven University
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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