Best Colleges for Sustainability Studies (2024)
146 colleges offer Sustainability Studies programs. Ranked by graduate earnings.
Top 20 Colleges for Sustainability Studies
#1
Stanford UniversityStanford, CA
$124,080/yr
3.6% accept
#2
Bentley UniversityWaltham, MA
$120,959/yr
45.1% accept
#3
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA
$103,470/yr
60.2% accept
#4
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY
$102,491/yr
4.0% accept
#5
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY
$102,051/yr
63.5% accept
#6
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA
$101,817/yr
3.6% accept
#7
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN
$91,565/yr
5.9% accept
#8
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL
$89,363/yr
7.7% accept
#9
Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, MO
$86,182/yr
12.1% accept
#10
Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, CT
$83,759/yr
72.2% accept
#11
Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, CA
$82,939/yr
62.9% accept
#12
University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, MD
$82,860/yr
44.8% accept
#13
New York UniversityNew York, NY
$82,509/yr
9.2% accept
#14
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL
$81,054/yr
42.4% accept
#15
Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA
$80,257/yr
7.5% accept
#16
University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA
$78,466/yr
39.1% accept
#17
Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX
$78,354/yr
63.3% accept
#18
Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, MI
$78,198/yr
92.4% accept
#19
Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PA
$77,449/yr
81.0% accept
#20
George Mason UniversityFairfax, VA
$76,343/yr
87.5% accept
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All Colleges Offering Sustainability Studies
| Name | City | Tuition (In-State) | Accept Rate | Grad Rate | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Tempe | $12,223 | 90% | 68% | 64,674 |
| Arizona State University Digital Immersion | Scottsdale | N/A | 67% | 29% | 53,782 |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus | Columbus | $13,244 | 61% | 88% | 45,638 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Austin | $11,688 | 27% | 88% | 42,855 |
| University of Arizona | Tucson | $13,926 | 86% | 67% | 42,537 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | University Park | $20,644 | 61% | 86% | 42,284 |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing | $16,458 | 85% | 81% | 40,922 |
| Florida International University | Miami | $6,565 | 55% | 74% | 39,508 |
| University of South Florida | Tampa | $6,410 | 43% | 76% | 37,207 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | Madison | $11,603 | 45% | 89% | 36,902 |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Champaign | $16,004 | 42% | 85% | 36,258 |
| University of Florida | Gainesville | $6,381 | 24% | 91% | 35,629 |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus | Seattle | $12,973 | 39% | 84% | 31,942 |
| University of Maryland-College Park | College Park | $11,809 | 45% | 89% | 30,760 |
| Oregon State University | Corvallis | $14,400 | 77% | 70% | 30,743 |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | Knoxville | $13,812 | 42% | 74% | 30,418 |
| New York University | New York | $62,796 | 9% | 88% | 28,663 |
| George Mason University | Fairfax | $14,220 | 87% | 69% | 27,752 |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City | $9,620 | 86% | 64% | 27,264 |
| Iowa State University | Ames | $10,787 | 89% | 75% | 25,367 |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst | Amherst | $17,772 | 60% | 83% | 23,671 |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | Norman | $9,797 | 77% | 75% | 22,734 |
| University of California-Riverside | Riverside | $15,606 | 76% | 76% | 22,593 |
| University of Illinois Chicago | Chicago | $14,338 | 77% | 61% | 22,170 |
| Ashford University | San Diego | $11,960 | N/A | 10% | 20,152 |
| Montclair State University | Montclair | $15,912 | 88% | 64% | 18,376 |
| Stony Brook University | Stony Brook | $10,931 | 49% | 77% | 18,101 |
| West Virginia University | Morgantown | $10,104 | 89% | 63% | 17,385 |
| Miami University-Oxford | Oxford | $18,161 | 75% | 81% | 16,656 |
| University of Louisville | Louisville | $13,136 | 79% | 61% | 14,727 |
| Montana State University | Bozeman | $8,460 | 82% | 57% | 14,451 |
| Western Washington University | Bellingham | $9,582 | 93% | 65% | 13,544 |
| Kean University | Union | $14,299 | 76% | 45% | 11,433 |
| University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | Durham | $19,202 | 88% | 76% | 11,261 |
| CUNY Brooklyn College | Brooklyn | $7,452 | 58% | 55% | 10,543 |
| Coastal Carolina University | Conway | $11,640 | 75% | 50% | 10,377 |
| Bellevue University | Bellevue | $9,903 | N/A | 39% | 10,220 |
| Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | Bloomsburg | $11,046 | 93% | 54% | 9,210 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston | $68,322 | 8% | 96% | 9,201 |
| Columbia University in the City of New York | New York | $71,845 | 4% | 96% | 8,973 |
| Stephen F Austin State University | Nacogdoches | $11,128 | 94% | 53% | 8,728 |
| California Baptist University | Riverside | $41,228 | 85% | 61% | 8,179 |
| Pennsylvania State University-World Campus | University Park | $15,356 | 91% | 34% | 7,877 |
| Washington University in St Louis | St. Louis | $65,790 | 12% | 94% | 7,857 |
| Harvard University | Cambridge | $61,676 | 4% | 97% | 7,601 |
| Stanford University | Stanford | $65,910 | 4% | 92% | 7,554 |
| Stockton University | Galloway | $16,266 | 89% | 70% | 7,537 |
| The University of Montana | Missoula | $8,552 | 96% | 47% | 7,488 |
| Southern Methodist University | Dallas | $67,040 | 63% | 84% | 7,277 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville | $67,498 | 6% | 93% | 7,208 |
| Quinnipiac University | Hamden | $55,480 | 72% | 77% | 6,531 |
| Hofstra University | Hempstead | $57,660 | 68% | 68% | 6,488 |
| Unity Environmental University | New Gloucester | $12,640 | N/A | 44% | 6,483 |
| Radford University | Radford | $12,548 | 90% | 49% | 6,038 |
| Michigan Technological University | Houghton | $19,123 | 92% | 68% | 5,955 |
| University of Wisconsin-Stout | Menomonie | $10,701 | 88% | 54% | 5,842 |
| University of Wisconsin-Platteville | Platteville | $8,644 | 89% | 58% | 5,837 |
| University of North Alabama | Florence | $12,120 | 87% | 54% | 5,811 |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Troy | $64,081 | 63% | 83% | 5,714 |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis | Saint Louis | $27,166 | 95% | 69% | 5,658 |
| University of Northern Colorado | Greeley | $12,416 | 86% | 51% | 5,598 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester | $60,965 | 60% | 89% | 5,447 |
| University of South Dakota | Vermillion | $9,432 | 99% | 61% | 5,439 |
| Rhode Island College | Providence | $11,300 | 92% | 47% | 5,049 |
| SUNY Oneonta | Oneonta | $8,831 | 70% | 70% | 4,643 |
| Bentley University | Waltham | $61,000 | 45% | 88% | 4,474 |
| Creighton University | Omaha | $48,856 | 80% | 82% | 4,348 |
| Xavier University | Cincinnati | $50,640 | 86% | 70% | 4,207 |
| University of Wisconsin-River Falls | River Falls | $9,008 | 82% | 59% | 4,205 |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania | Shippensburg | $13,720 | 87% | 54% | 4,086 |
| Aurora University | Aurora | $29,170 | 81% | 59% | 3,974 |
| Roger Williams University | Bristol | $44,418 | 88% | 68% | 3,946 |
| Indiana University-South Bend | South Bend | $8,424 | 84% | 38% | 3,933 |
| SUNY College at Geneseo | Geneseo | $8,999 | 66% | 72% | 3,869 |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia | $47,505 | 81% | 68% | 3,755 |
| Vermont State University | Randolph | $11,952 | 82% | 48% | 3,590 |
| Pepperdine University | Malibu | $69,918 | 63% | 84% | 3,553 |
| Oral Roberts University | Tulsa | $35,470 | 99% | 56% | 3,487 |
| Florida Institute of Technology | Melbourne | $45,900 | 58% | 64% | 3,404 |
| York College of Pennsylvania | York | $25,588 | 74% | 62% | 3,265 |
| Indiana University-Southeast | New Albany | $8,424 | 84% | 36% | 3,170 |
| Western Oregon University | Monmouth | $11,879 | 98% | 46% | 3,103 |
| University of Indianapolis | Indianapolis | $37,200 | 67% | 56% | 3,005 |
| Lipscomb University | Nashville | $40,572 | 68% | 70% | 2,997 |
| Jacksonville University | Jacksonville | $47,830 | 57% | 54% | 2,930 |
| Roosevelt University | Chicago | $21,315 | 97% | 38% | 2,849 |
| University of Wisconsin-Parkside | Kenosha | $8,270 | 75% | 40% | 2,844 |
| SUNY College of Technology at Delhi | Delhi | $8,772 | 89% | 47% | 2,843 |
| Everglades University | Boca Raton | $21,680 | 81% | 59% | 2,789 |
| Southern Oregon University | Ashland | $12,762 | 89% | 43% | 2,751 |
| Keene State College | Keene | $14,784 | 90% | 59% | 2,699 |
| Western New England University | Springfield | $47,820 | 83% | 64% | 2,603 |
| Indiana University-East | Richmond | $8,424 | 67% | 42% | 2,589 |
| St. John Fisher University | Rochester | $41,190 | 66% | 74% | 2,565 |
| Furman University | Greenville | $59,770 | 43% | 80% | 2,379 |
| Indiana University-Kokomo | Kokomo | $8,424 | 86% | 45% | 2,352 |
| Messiah University | Mechanicsburg | $42,240 | 79% | 77% | 2,259 |
| Berry College | Mount Berry | $41,686 | 64% | 72% | 2,245 |
| Mercyhurst University | Erie | $45,770 | 81% | 59% | 2,191 |
| Eastern Oregon University | La Grande | $11,076 | 98% | 40% | 2,172 |
| Otterbein University | Westerville | $35,548 | 85% | 68% | 2,157 |
| University of New England | Biddeford | $44,210 | 92% | 65% | 2,135 |
| Miami University-Hamilton | Hamilton | $7,491 | N/A | 23% | 2,043 |
| Taylor University | Upland | $40,490 | 74% | 75% | 2,025 |
| Elizabeth City State University | Elizabeth City | $6,536 | 64% | 46% | 1,975 |
| SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry | Syracuse | $9,303 | 63% | 68% | 1,839 |
| University of Wisconsin-Superior | Superior | $8,812 | 93% | 43% | 1,807 |
| The College of Saint Scholastica | Duluth | $41,778 | 93% | 66% | 1,765 |
| Muhlenberg College | Allentown | $62,805 | 72% | 81% | 1,727 |
| University of Hawaii Maui College | Kahului | $3,284 | N/A | 28% | 1,700 |
| Daemen University | Amherst | $35,218 | 68% | 59% | 1,643 |
| Swarthmore College | Swarthmore | $65,494 | 7% | 93% | 1,613 |
| The University of the South | Sewanee | $56,120 | 57% | 81% | 1,607 |
| University of Lynchburg | Lynchburg | $36,750 | 43% | 60% | 1,577 |
| Pacific University | Forest Grove | $56,374 | 90% | 66% | 1,516 |
| Albion College | Albion | $56,950 | 81% | 59% | 1,300 |
| Virginia Wesleyan University | Virginia Beach | $37,500 | 73% | 46% | 1,256 |
| Chatham University | Pittsburgh | $44,626 | 62% | 65% | 1,232 |
| Pitzer College | Claremont | $65,192 | 25% | 83% | 1,227 |
| Hood College | Frederick | $47,700 | 78% | 56% | 1,194 |
| Florida Memorial University | Miami Gardens | $20,174 | 85% | 31% | 1,183 |
| Allegheny College | Meadville | $56,550 | 55% | 70% | 1,156 |
| Hartwick College | Oneonta | $54,962 | 70% | 50% | 1,087 |
| Aquinas College | Grand Rapids | $40,218 | 90% | 64% | 1,083 |
| Oregon State University-Cascades Campus | Bend | $13,566 | 63% | 54% | 1,044 |
| New England College | Henniker | $41,938 | 92% | 33% | 1,022 |
| Wilmington College | Wilmington | $32,082 | 92% | 51% | 1,006 |
| Guilford College | Greensboro | $41,362 | 80% | 47% | 1,001 |
| Keuka College | Keuka Park | $39,332 | 68% | 53% | 966 |
| Harris-Stowe State University | Saint Louis | $7,008 | N/A | 28% | 960 |
| Regis College | Weston | $49,680 | 70% | 71% | 956 |
| Maharishi International University | Fairfield | $16,530 | 96% | 34% | 922 |
| Christian Brothers University | Memphis | $38,420 | 87% | 55% | 905 |
| Toccoa Falls College | Toccoa Falls | $23,950 | 66% | 45% | 875 |
| Wilson College | Chambersburg | $27,100 | 92% | 50% | 865 |
| Graceland University-Lamoni | Lamoni | $20,950 | 81% | 40% | 798 |
| Goshen College | Goshen | $38,890 | 84% | 63% | 773 |
| Colby-Sawyer College | New London | $19,125 | 80% | 60% | 771 |
| Notre Dame of Maryland University | Baltimore | $43,360 | 82% | 51% | 709 |
| Concordia University Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor | $35,410 | 69% | 49% | 702 |
| Ferrum College | Ferrum | $28,520 | 89% | 30% | 699 |
| Davis & Elkins College | Elkins | $31,820 | 94% | 38% | 661 |
| Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science | Paul Smiths | $33,009 | 77% | 52% | 579 |
| Principia College | Elsah | $34,680 | N/A | 75% | 339 |
| Northland College | Ashland | $44,403 | 75% | 46% | 269 |
| Prescott College | Prescott | $35,685 | 95% | 44% | 219 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many colleges offer Sustainability Studies?
There are 146 colleges offering Sustainability Studies programs in the United States as of 2024.
What is the best college for Sustainability Studies?
Based on graduate earnings, Stanford University is among the top colleges for Sustainability Studies with median earnings of $124,080.
What are the top 3 colleges for Sustainability Studies?
The top colleges for Sustainability Studies include Stanford University, Bentley University, Worcester Polytechnic Institute.