Sustainability Science at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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 University of Washington - Seattle Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 48,149 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 20 sustainability science majors received their bachelor's degree from UW Seattle.

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.

UW Seattle Sustainability Science Degrees Available

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

UW Seattle Sustainability Science Rankings

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

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 UW Seattle 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	11
Most Focused Sustainability Science Schools	84

In 2021, 33 students received their master’s degree in sustainability science from UW Seattle. This makes it the #11 most popular school for sustainability science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Sustainability Science Student Demographics at UW Seattle

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sustainability science majors at University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

UW Seattle Sustainability Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in sustainability science from UW Seattle in 2021, 30% were men and 70% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Washington - Seattle Campus with a bachelor's in sustainability science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UW Seattle Sustainability Science Master’s Program

Of the 33 students who earned a master's degree in Sustainability Science from UW Seattle in 2020-2021, 24% were men and 76% were women.

Of the students who received a sustainability science master's degree from UW Seattle, 55% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	18
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Museum Studies
• Behavioral Science
• Human Computer Interaction
• Nutrition Science

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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Professors	1,060	$74,330

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.