Sustainability Studies at University of Utah

What traits are you looking for in a sustainability school? To help you decide if University of Utah is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's sustainability program.

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 33,081.

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.

U of U Sustainability Studies Degrees Available

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

U of U Sustainability Studies Rankings

The sustainability major at U of U 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 U of U

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

U of U Sustainability Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of sustainability bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sustainability at U of U are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	81
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

U of U Sustainability Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of sustainability master's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in sustainability each year. U of U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

Of the students who received a sustainability master's degree from U of U, 61% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the sustainability master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 26% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	23
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT

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 University of Utah under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.