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2023 Best Value Sustainability Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$43,550 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,551 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Sustainability Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the sustainability science bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Sustainability Science

#1

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

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 fairly large public school located in the 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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#2

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Out of the 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montclair State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

Montclair State undergraduate students pay an average of $21,418 in tuition and fees each 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.

Full Sustainability Science at Montclair State University Report

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 city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit college 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.

Full Sustainability Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Sustainability Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Columbia are $62,466 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Columbia also did well on our Best Sustainability Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Sustainability Science at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value sustainability science schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMCP are $38,638 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMCP also did well on our Best Sustainability Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Sustainability Science at University of Maryland - College Park

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 school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Paul Smith’s College are $31,115 per year.

Full Sustainability Science at Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science Report

#7

New York University

New York, NY

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 large city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NYU are $56,500 a 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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#8

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Hofstra University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for sustainability science students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Hofstra are $51,360 a year.

Read full report on Sustainability Science at Hofstra University

Best Sustainability Science Colleges by State

Explore the best sustainability science schools 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

Sustainability Science is one of 44 different types of programs to choose from.

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to TonyTheTiger.

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