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Sustainability Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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. Of the 9,305 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2021, 40 of them were sustainability science majors.

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
  • Doctorate Degree in Sustainability Science

UIUC Sustainability Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sustainability science progam at UIUC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools 9
Best Sustainability Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 13
Most Focused Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools 34
Most Focused Sustainability Science Schools 52
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In 2021, 43 students received their master’s degree in sustainability science from UIUC. This makes it the #9 most popular school for sustainability science master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

50% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The sustainability science program at UIUC awarded 40 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women. The typical sustainability science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at UIUC since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 19
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UIUC Sustainability Science Master’s Program

65% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 43 sustainability science students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UIUC, about 35% were men and 65% were women.

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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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 9
International Students 29
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UIUC also has a doctoral program available in sustainability science. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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