2025 Best Sustainability Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Sustainability Studies is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #219 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of sustainability studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 103 bachelor's degrees in sustainability studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on sustainability studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of sustainability studies students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized sustainability studies related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for sustainability studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Sustainability Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Sustainability Studies in Illinois

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in sustainability studies.

Top Illinois Schools for a Bachelor's in Sustainability

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

72 Annual Graduates

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in sustainability studies. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in sustainability studies from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2

University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

24 Annual Graduates

University of Illinois at Chicago is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in sustainability studies. UIC is a very large public university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in sustainability studies from University of Illinois at Chicago

Best Sustainability Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Sustainability Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	629	40
Ohio	612	65
Indiana	535	18
Wisconsin	435	33

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Rankings in Majors Related to Sustainability

One of 0 majors within the Sustainability Science area of study, Sustainability Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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