Sustainability Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study sustainability science, take a look at what University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 52,679 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.

UIUC Sustainability Science Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Sustainability Science
Master’s Degree in Sustainability Science

UIUC Sustainability Science Rankings

The sustainability science major at UIUC 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in sustainability science, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sustainability Science Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Sustainability Science Bachelor’s Program

46% Women

51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of sustainability science bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. The typical sustainability science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at UIUC since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in sustainability science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	26
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UIUC Sustainability Science Master’s Program

64% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a master's in sustainability science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Sustainability Science

If you plan to be a sustainability science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sustainability Studies	86

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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Professors	3,040	$66,970

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
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