2025 Best Sustainability Studies Schools
55
Colleges in the United States
3,745
Sustainability Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in
sustainability studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #248 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 55 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Sustainability Studies Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 3,745 degrees in sustainability studies annually.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great Sustainability Studies School
The sustainability program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Sustainability Studies rankings. For our Best Overall Sustainability Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Sustainability Studies Rankings by Degree Level
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 Studies Schools 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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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.
Best Schools for Sustainability Studies in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of sustainability degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
11 Top Schools in Sustainability
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MA
296
Sustainability Degrees Awarded
Every student who is interested in sustainability studies has to take a look at Harvard University. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.
There were roughly 296 sustainability studies students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in sustainability studies from Harvard University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NY
246
Sustainability Degrees Awarded
Every student pursuing a degree in sustainability studies has to take a look at Columbia University in the City of New York. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were approximately 246 sustainability studies students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in sustainability studies from Columbia University in the City of New York
Masters
Degree Type
MBA in Sustainability & Environmental Compliance
Program Name
Learn to fit environmental standards into your business practices when you earn your sustainability and environmental compliance MBA at Southern New Hampshire University.
More information about a degree in MBA in Sustainability & Environmental Compliance from Southern New Hampshire UniversityRelated Programs
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MO
Washington University in St Louis is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in sustainability studies. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.
There were approximately 16 sustainability studies students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in sustainability studies from Washington University in St Louis
Graduate Certificate
Highest Degree Type
10th
Most Popular In WI
104
Sustainability Degrees Awarded
University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in sustainability studies. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were approximately 104 sustainability studies students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in sustainability studies from University of Wisconsin - Madison
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In TX
97
Sustainability Degrees Awarded
UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Austin. This university ranks 2nd out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 97 sustainability studies students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in sustainability studies from The University of Texas at Austin
