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2023 Most Popular Sustainability Science Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Sustainability Science Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 3,005 people earned a degree or certificate in sustainability science, making the major the #173 most popular in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Sustainability Science Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Sustainability Science program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Sustainability Science Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Charlotte the most popular school in the United States for sustainability science students working on their doctor’s degree. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

Women make up 30% of the sustainability science majors at the school.

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#2

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Sustainability Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in sustainability science at UGA, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Sustainability Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 80% of the sustainability science majors at the school.

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#4

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Sustainability Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for sustainability science students working on their doctor’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Of the 3 students majoring in sustainability science at UIUC, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Rochester Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Sustainability Science Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Sustainability Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population.

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Washington University in St Louis ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Sustainability Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Utah State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree sustainability science programs. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for sustainability science students working on their doctor’s degree. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

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Sustainability Science by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 12 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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