2025 Best Sustainability Studies Schools in Washington

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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the best for sustainability studies students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 57 degrees in sustainability studies annually.

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Pick Your Sustainability Studies Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Sustainability Studies Schools in Washington list, to help you choose the best school for you. 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 Studies in Washington

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.

Top Washington Schools in Sustainability

1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in sustainability studies. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in sustainability studies from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

2

Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

32 Sustainability Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Western Washington University if you wish to pursue a degree in sustainability studies. WWU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Bellingham.More information about a degree in sustainability studies from Western Washington University

Best Sustainability Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Sustainability Studies Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	999	207
Oregon	587	56
Hawaii	267	15
Alaska	167	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Sustainability

Sustainability Studies is one of 0 different types of Sustainability Science programs to choose from.

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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