Sustainability Science at Western Washington University

If you are interested in studying sustainability science, you may want to check out the program at Western Washington University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and approximately 15,197 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 students received a bachelor's degree in sustainability science from WWU.

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.

WWU Sustainability Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sustainability Science

WWU Sustainability Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sustainability science progam at WWU 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 WWU 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
Best Value Sustainability Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
Best Sustainability Science Schools	46

How Much Do Sustainability Science Graduates from WWU Make?

The median salary of sustainability science students who receive their bachelor's degree at WWU is $29,412. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $30,613 for all sustainability science students.

Sustainability Science Student Demographics at WWU

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

WWU Sustainability Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 sustainability science majors earned their bachelor's degree from WWU. Of these graduates, 39% were men and 61% were women. The typical sustainability science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at WWU since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sustainability science at WWU 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 Western Washington University with a bachelor's in sustainability science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	29
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

• Data Science
• Mathematics & Computer Science
• Biological & Physical Science
• Interdisciplinary Studies
• Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

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 Western Washington University.

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.