Sustainability Science at Cornell University

Every sustainability science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the sustainability science program at Cornell University stacks up to those at other schools.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Sustainability Science section at the bottom of this page.

Cornell Sustainability Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Sustainability Science

Cornell Sustainability Science Rankings

Sustainability Science Student Demographics at Cornell

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sustainability science majors at Cornell University.

Cornell Sustainability Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of sustainability science master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cornell University with a master's in sustainability science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	15
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Sustainability Science

Sustainability Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Cornell University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Related Majors

• Historic Preservation
• Medieval Studies
• Behavioral Science
• Biological & Physical Science
• Science, Technology & Society

Careers That Sustainability Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in sustainability science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Professors	6,440	$112,000

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.