2023 Best Value Sustainability Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Sustainability Science Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 203 degrees and certificates were awarded to sustainability science students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #114 most popular major in the state.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Sustainability Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Sustainability Science
Our analysis found University of Massachusetts Amherst to be the best value school for sustainability science students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Massachusetts. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.
UMass Amherst undergraduate students pay an average of $16,439 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bentley University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Sustainability Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Bentley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bentley are $54,910 a year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value sustainability science schools in Massachusetts. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WPI are $55,531 a year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Connecticut | 0 |
| New Hampshire | 34 |
| Maine | 13 |
| Rhode Island | 33 |
| Vermont | 11 |
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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 3 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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