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2023 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$19,150 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,709 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Sustainability Science School for You

With 38 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, sustainability science is the #187 most popular major in Virginia.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Virginia to see which 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.

2023 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in Virginia

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

Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Sustainability Science

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA
$13,119 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named George Mason University the best value school in Virginia for sustainability science students. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.

GMU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,119 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, sustainability science majors at GMU accumulate an average of around $25,000 in student debt.

GMU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Sustainability Science Schools in Virginia list.

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#2

Radford University

Radford, VA
$11,542 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Radford University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Radford is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Radford.

Radford undergraduate students pay an average of $11,542 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$15,028 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in Virginia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at VCU are $15,028 a year.

Read full report on Sustainability Science at Virginia Commonwealth University

#4

Virginia Wesleyan University

Virginia Beach, VA
$36,910 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Wesleyan University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, VWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

VWU undergraduate students pay an average of $36,910 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Sustainability Science at Virginia Wesleyan University

Best Value Sustainability Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 22
North Carolina 29
Florida 251
Tennessee 23
Kentucky 13
South Carolina 28
Louisiana 9
Arkansas 1
Alabama 4
West Virginia 21

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 4 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.

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