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2023 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$43,077 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,239 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Sustainability Science School for You

With 334 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, sustainability science is the #140 most popular major in New York.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in New York 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 New York

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

Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality in Sustainability Science

#1

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY
$10,455 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Stony Brook University to be the best value school for sustainability science students who want to pursue a degree in New York. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SUNY Stony Brook are $10,455 a year.

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$7,340 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The City College of New York. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, CCNY is a public school with a fairly large student population.

CCNY undergraduate students pay an average of $7,340 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$62,466 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Columbia undergraduate students pay an average of $62,466 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Sustainability Science majors at Columbia take out an average of $29,102 in student loans while working on their egree.

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

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$58,526 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best sustainability science schools in New York. Located in the city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at RPI are $58,526 per year.

RPI also claimed a spot on our Best Sustainability Science Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Sustainability Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Report

#5

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY
$51,360 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hofstra University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in New York list. Located in the large suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hofstra are $51,360 per year.

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$31,115 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science did quite well on this year’s best value schools for sustainability science students. Located in the rural area of Paul Smiths, Paul Smith's College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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#7

New York University

New York, NY
$56,500 Average Tuition & Fees

New York University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in New York list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NYU are $56,500 a year.

NYU also claimed a spot on our Best Sustainability Science Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#8

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY
$57,591 Average Tuition & Fees

Syracuse University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for sustainability science students. It came in at #8 on the list. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.

Syracuse undergraduate students pay an average of $57,591 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Syracuse also claimed a spot on our Best Sustainability Science Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#9

The New School

New York, NY
$52,338 Average Tuition & Fees

The New School landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value sustainability science programs. New School University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

New School University undergraduate students pay an average of $52,338 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Sustainability Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Sustainability Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 100
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 9 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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