Sustainability Studies at The University of Texas at Austin

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

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 50,476.

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

UT Austin Sustainability Studies Degrees Available

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

UT Austin Sustainability Studies Rankings

The sustainability major at UT Austin is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Sustainability Studies. 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.

Sustainability Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Sustainability Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of sustainability bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sustainability at UT Austin are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its sustainability 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	50
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UT Austin Sustainability Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of sustainability master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Of the students who received a sustainability master's degree from UT Austin, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Sustainability Grads May Go Into

A degree in sustainability 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.