2023 Best Value Sustainability Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Sustainability Science Bachelor's Degree School for You
Sustainability Science is the #173 most popular major in the country with 3,005 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
The Best Value Sustainability Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for sustainability science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Sustainability Science
Our analysis found Stony Brook University to be the best value school for sustainability science students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.
SUNY Stony Brook undergraduate students pay an average of $28,375 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Montclair State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value sustainability science schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Montclair State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Montclair State are $21,418 a year. The average amount in student loans that sustainability science majors at Montclair State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $27,647.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Sustainability Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at RPI are $58,526 a year.
RPI excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Sustainability Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Columbia are $62,466 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Columbia also is in the top 10% of our Best Sustainability Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Sustainability Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMCP are $38,638 a year.
UMCP excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Sustainability Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sustainability Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Paul Smiths, Paul Smith's College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Paul Smith’s College are $31,115 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, New York University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for sustainability science students working on their bachelor’s degree. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
NYU undergraduate students pay an average of $56,500 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NYU also is in the top 15% of our Best Sustainability Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
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Hofstra University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sustainability Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Hofstra undergraduate students pay an average of $51,360 in tuition and fees each year.
Request InformationBest Sustainability Science Colleges by State
Explore the best sustainability science colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 100 |
| New York | 334 |
| Maryland | 16 |
| New Jersey | 109 |
| District of Columbia | 0 |
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Sustainability Science Related Majors for Sustainability Science
Sustainability Science is one of 44 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Sustainability Science
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 34,975 |
| Biological & Physical Science | 30,075 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 9,074 |
| International Studies | 7,368 |
| Nutrition Science | 5,330 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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