Sustainability Science at The University of Texas at Austin

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 The University of Texas at Austin stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and approximately 50,476 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 students received a bachelor's degree in sustainability science from UT Austin.

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.

UT Austin Sustainability Science Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Sustainability Science (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Sustainability Science

UT Austin Sustainability Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sustainability science programs across the country. The following shows how UT Austin performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The sustainability science major at UT Austin is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Sustainability Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Sustainability Science Basic Certificate Schools	5
Most Focused Sustainability Science Basic Certificate Schools	11

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in sustainability science from UT Austin. This is the #71 most popular school for sustainability science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Sustainability Science Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Sustainability Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 sustainability science majors earned their bachelor's degree from UT Austin. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities in its sustainability science bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's in sustainability science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Austin also has a doctoral program available in sustainability science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Historic Preservation
• Marine Science
• Nutrition Science
• Computational Science
• Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Professors	3,510	$61,660

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 Reid Sullivan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.