2023 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
Top 10 Best Sustainability Science Schools
Our analysis found Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania to be the best value school for sustainability science students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . 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.
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The excellent programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best sustainability science schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
UPenn undergraduate students pay an average of $61,710 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UPenn also did well on our Best Sustainability Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Carnegie Mellon University is a great value for sustainability science students. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon 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 Carnegie Mellon are $58,524 a year.
Carnegie Mellon also took the #3 spot in our Best Sustainability Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
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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 fairly 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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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Montclair State University is a great value for sustainability science students. 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.
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Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Rutgers New Brunswick undergraduate students pay an average of $33,005 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Rutgers New Brunswick is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Sustainability Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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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.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pitt are $35,394 a year. On average, sustainability science graduates from Pitt take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Pitt also did well on our Best Sustainability Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value sustainability science programs. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Columbia undergraduate students pay an average of $62,466 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, sustainability science graduates from Columbia carry an average student debtload of $29,102.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Columbia also did well on our Best Sustainability Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The City College of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for sustainability science students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, CCNY is a public college with a fairly 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 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.
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.
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Request InformationBest Sustainability Science Colleges by State
Explore the best sustainability science schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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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 |
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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).
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