2023 Best Value Sustainability Science Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Sustainability Science Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 100 degrees and certificates were awarded to sustainability science students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #181 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Sustainability Science Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Pennsylvania to see which master'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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Sustainability Science
Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the best value school in Pennsylvania for sustainability science students working on their master’s degree. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UPenn are $42,932 per year.
UPenn did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Carnegie Mellon University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value sustainability science schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Carnegie Mellon graduate students pay an average of $47,347 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Carnegie Mellon is ranked #1 for overall quality for sustainability science in Pennsylvania.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| 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.
Majors Similar 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 2 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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