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Sustainability Studies at Rio Salado College

If you are interested in studying Sustainability Studies, take a look at what Rio Salado College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Rio Salado College sits in Tempe, AZ.

During the most recent reporting year, 4 sustainability studies degrees were granted at Rio Salado College.

Studying Online at Rio Salado College

Online coursework is an option at Rio Salado College. Of 18,841 students, 8,147 (43%) studied exclusively online and 552 (3%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Sustainability Studies graduates at Rio Salado College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Sustainability Studies graduates at Rio Salado College are 75% women (3) and 25% men (1).

Sustainability Studies Associate’s Program at Rio Salado College

Of the 4 associate’s sustainability studies graduates at Rio Salado College, 75% were women (3) and 25% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Sustainability Studies associate’s degree recipients at Rio Salado College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2
Hispanic / Latino	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of Sustainability Studies associate’s degree recipients at Rio Salado College, higher than the national average of 45%.*

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

Top-Paying Careers for Sustainability Studies Graduates

Graduates of the Sustainability Studies program at Rio Salado College pursue many career paths. 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.