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Sustainability Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

If you plan to study Sustainability Science, you may want to check out the program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Get started with the following essential facts.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is in Troy, NY.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 3 sustainability science graduations were recorded at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Online & Distance Learning at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Many students take online classes at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Of 7,040 students, 171 (2%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3 (0%) took at least some classes online.

Sustainability Science Rankings at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rankings can help you compare Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Sustainability Science program against peer institutions.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Sustainability Science graduates at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Sustainability Science graduates at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are 100% women (3) and 0% men (0).

Sustainability Science Bachelor’s Program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Of the 3 bachelor’s sustainability science degrees awarded at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 100% were women (3) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Sustainability Science bachelor’s degree recipients at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1
Hispanic / Latino	1
Two or More Races	1

Minority students account for 67% of Sustainability Science bachelor’s degree recipients at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, higher than the national average of 31%.*

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

More Specific Sustainability Science Concentrations at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

This Sustainability Science program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Sustainability Studies	3

Best-Paid Careers for Sustainability Science Graduates

Graduates of the Sustainability Science program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Sustainability Science 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.