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2023 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$41,616 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,392 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Sustainability Science 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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for sustainability science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Sustainability Science Colleges.

Top 10 Best Sustainability Science Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for sustainability science students. SRU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Slippery Rock.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SRU are $14,615 per year. Sustainability Science majors at SRU take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Sustainability Science at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Report

#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great value for sustainability science students. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UPenn are $61,710 per year.

UPenn also claimed a spot on our Best Sustainability Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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#3

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Carnegie Mellon are $58,524 per year.

Carnegie Mellon also made our Best Sustainability Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #3.

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#4

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY
$28,375 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Stony Brook University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best sustainability science schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SUNY Stony Brook are $28,375 a year.

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#5

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ
$21,418 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Montclair State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Montclair State is a fairly 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.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for sustainability science students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rutgers New Brunswick are $33,005 a year.

Rutgers New Brunswick excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Sustainability Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full Sustainability Science at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

With a ranking of #7, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for sustainability science students. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pitt are $35,394 per year. On average, sustainability science graduates from Pitt take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

Pitt excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Sustainability Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Columbia are $62,466 a year. After completing their degree, sustainability science graduates from Columbia carry an average student debtload of $29,102.

Columbia also claimed a spot on our Best Sustainability Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Sustainability Science at Columbia University in the City of New York

$15,290 Average Tuition & Fees

The City College of New York came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of New York, CCNY is a public school with a large student population.

CCNY undergraduate students pay an average of $15,290 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #10, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute did quite well on this year’s best value schools for sustainability science students. 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.

In addition to its great value ranking, RPI is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Sustainability Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Read full report on Sustainability Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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 17 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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