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Sustainability Studies at Carnegie Mellon University

If you are interested in studying Sustainability Studies, take a look at what Carnegie Mellon University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Carnegie Mellon University sits in Pittsburgh, PA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 18 sustainability studies degrees were awarded at Carnegie Mellon University.

Online Class Availability at Carnegie Mellon University

Many students take online classes at Carnegie Mellon University. Of 15,888 students, 554 (3%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3,497 (22%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Sustainability Studies graduates at Carnegie Mellon University, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Sustainability Studies graduates at Carnegie Mellon University are 78% women (14) and 22% men (4).

Sustainability Studies Master’s Program at Carnegie Mellon University

Of the 18 master’s sustainability studies graduates at Carnegie Mellon University, 78% were women (14) and 22% were men (4).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Sustainability Studies master’s degree recipients at Carnegie Mellon University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
Hispanic / Latino	1
Asian	1
International (Nonresident)	16

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 11% of Sustainability Studies master’s degree recipients at Carnegie Mellon University, lower than the national average of 24%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for Sustainability Studies Graduates

Those who complete Sustainability Studies program at Carnegie Mellon University work across a variety of fields. Below are the top-paying careers for Sustainability Studies graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Water Resource Specialists	$179,716
Natural Sciences Managers	$132,227
Clinical Research Coordinators	$110,931
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$90,139
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,485
Industrial Ecologists	$83,212
Conservation Scientists	$81,436
Park Naturalists	$76,516
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$68,967
Urban and Regional Planners	$66,890

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.