Sustainability Studies

1,974 students earn a sustainability studies credential each year across 155 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $39,261
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $62,841

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 115 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania9$59,4561 year out—$23,125 2Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania1$59,4561 year out—$23,125 3University of Wisconsin-PlattevillePlatteville, Wisconsin11$59,0891 year out—$24,205 4Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York59$53,9571 year out$85,716$18,070 5University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois72$50,6781 year out—$19,500 6University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, New Hampshire29$43,0901 year out—$27,000 7University of Northern ColoradoGreeley, Colorado13$42,0761 year out$54,162—8Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington30$41,6001 year out—$19,086 9Montclair State UniversityMontclair, New Jersey15$41,4451 year out——10Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah24$39,6791 year out——11George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia25$39,3291 year out$62,841$25,000 12University of FloridaGainesville, Florida114$39,2611 year out$62,552$15,250 13Miami University-HamiltonHamilton, Ohio0$37,2231 year out$64,054$23,047 14Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio—$37,2231 year out$64,054$23,047 15The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas83$35,2551 year out—$18,636 16SUNY OneontaOneonta, New York—$32,4091 year out—$20,510 17Colorado Mountain CollegeGlenwood Springs, Colorado21$31,7341 year out$38,053$11,000 18University of California-RiversideRiverside, California28$30,6981 year out—$20,045 19University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois24$30,5481 year out——20University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah103$30,2291 year out—$23,000 21Aquinas CollegeGrand Rapids, Michigan6$29,3991 year out$69,211—22Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida63$28,9971 year out—$17,379 23Montana State UniversityBozeman, Montana19$22,2961 year out——24Chatham UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania24$18,9541 year out——25University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin119—1 year out——26Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon54—1 year out——27Allegheny CollegeMeadville, Pennsylvania48—1 year out——28University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona35—1 year out——29Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio30—1 year out——30University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts29—1 year out——31Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa26—1 year out——32Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan26—1 year out——33University of LouisvilleLouisville, Kentucky22—1 year out——34Bellevue UniversityBellevue, Nebraska21—1 year out——35University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma20—1 year out——36The University of the SouthSewanee, Tennessee19—1 year out——37University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland18—1 year out——38University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington18—1 year out——39Coastal Carolina UniversityConway, South Carolina16—1 year out——40Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York15—1 year out——41SUNY College at GeneseoGeneseo, New York14—1 year out——42Furman UniversityGreenville, South Carolina14—1 year out——43University of South FloridaTampa, Florida13—1 year out——44New York UniversityNew York, New York13—1 year out——45Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaShippensburg, Pennsylvania12—1 year out——46Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, Michigan11—1 year out——47The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee11—1 year out——48West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West Virginia11—1 year out——49Keene State CollegeKeene, New Hampshire10—1 year out——50SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuse, New York10—1 year out——51Jacksonville UniversityJacksonville, Florida9—1 year out——52CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, New York9—1 year out——53Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, Pennsylvania9—1 year out——54University of New EnglandBiddeford, Maine8—1 year out——55Stockton UniversityGalloway, New Jersey7—1 year out$49,205—56Hartwick CollegeOneonta, New York7—1 year out——57Hofstra UniversityHempstead, New York7—1 year out——58Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona6—1 year out——59Prescott CollegePrescott, Arizona6—1 year out——60Toccoa Falls CollegeToccoa Falls, Georgia6—1 year out——61Goshen CollegeGoshen, Indiana6—1 year out——62Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, Massachusetts6—1 year out——63Pacific UniversityForest Grove, Oregon6—1 year out——64Western Oregon UniversityMonmouth, Oregon6—1 year out——65University of South DakotaVermillion, South Dakota6—1 year out——66University of LynchburgLynchburg, Virginia6—1 year out——67University of Wisconsin-River FallsRiver Falls, Wisconsin6—1 year out——68University of Hawaii Maui CollegeKahului, Hawaii5—1 year out——69Paul Smiths College of Arts and SciencePaul Smiths, New York5—1 year out——70St. John Fisher UniversityRochester, New York5—1 year out——71Xavier UniversityCincinnati, Ohio5—1 year out——72Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee5—1 year out——73University of Wisconsin-SuperiorSuperior, Wisconsin5—1 year out——74University of North AlabamaFlorence, Alabama4—1 year out——75Principia CollegeElsah, Illinois4—1 year out——76Maryville University of Saint LouisSaint Louis, Missouri4—1 year out——77Creighton UniversityOmaha, Nebraska4—1 year out——78SUNY College of Technology at DelhiDelhi, New York4—1 year out——79Guilford CollegeGreensboro, North Carolina4—1 year out——80Otterbein UniversityWesterville, Ohio4—1 year out——81Roosevelt UniversityChicago, Illinois3—1 year out——82University of IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana3—1 year out——83Graceland University-LamoniLamoni, Iowa3—1 year out——84Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri3—1 year out——85The University of MontanaMissoula, Montana3—1 year out——86Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, New York3—1 year out——87Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, California2—1 year out——88Indiana University-South BendSouth Bend, Indiana2—1 year out——89Maharishi International UniversityFairfield, Iowa2—1 year out——90Kean UniversityUnion, New Jersey2—1 year out——91Oral Roberts UniversityTulsa, Oklahoma2—1 year out——92Eastern Oregon UniversityLa Grande, Oregon2—1 year out——93Southern Oregon UniversityAshland, Oregon2—1 year out——94University of Wisconsin-ParksideKenosha, Wisconsin2—1 year out——95Alaska Pacific UniversityAnchorage, Alaska1—1 year out——96California Baptist UniversityRiverside, California1—1 year out——97Pitzer CollegeClaremont, California1—1 year out——98Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, Connecticut1—1 year out——99Indiana University-KokomoKokomo, Indiana1—1 year out——100Indiana University-SoutheastNew Albany, Indiana1—1 year out——

Associate programs — 12 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona10—1 year out——2Chandler-Gilbert Community CollegeChandler, Arizona4—1 year out——3Phoenix CollegePhoenix, Arizona3—1 year out——4Middlesex CollegeEdison, New Jersey3—1 year out——5Estrella Mountain Community CollegeAvondale, Arizona3—1 year out——6Monroe Community CollegeRochester, New York2—1 year out——7Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona1—1 year out——8Rio Salado CollegeTempe, Arizona1—1 year out——9Scottsdale Community CollegeScottsdale, Arizona1—1 year out——10South Mountain Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona1—1 year out——11Lane Community CollegeEugene, Oregon1—1 year out——12Paradise Valley Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona1—1 year out——

Certificate programs — 35 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia56$49,7891 year out—$20,033 2University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania53$40,4851 year out—$25,500 3University of IowaIowa City, Iowa—$34,6991 year out$60,597$21,425 4Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock, Pennsylvania15$25,1691 year out—$26,000 5University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin58—1 year out——6The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas20—1 year out——7Colorado Mesa UniversityGrand Junction, Colorado9—1 year out——8Pensacola State CollegePensacola, Florida8—1 year out——9Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico7—1 year out——10Northampton County Area Community CollegeBethlehem, Pennsylvania7—1 year out——11Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri6—1 year out——12Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania6—1 year out——13West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester, Pennsylvania6—1 year out——14Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington6—1 year out——15Georgia College & State UniversityMilledgeville, Georgia5—1 year out——16Franklin Pierce UniversityRindge, New Hampshire5—1 year out——17Wichita State UniversityWichita, Kansas4—1 year out——18The University of MontanaMissoula, Montana4—1 year out——19American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia4—1 year out——20College of CharlestonCharleston, South Carolina3—1 year out——21University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah3—1 year out——22University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireEau Claire, Wisconsin3—1 year out——23University of Wisconsin-River FallsRiver Falls, Wisconsin3—1 year out——24St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida2—1 year out——25Wilkes UniversityWilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——26University of Wisconsin-OshkoshOshkosh, Wisconsin2—1 year out——27Fond du Lac Tribal and Community CollegeCloquet, Minnesota2—1 year out——28University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks, Alaska1—1 year out——29Bristol Community CollegeFall River, Massachusetts1—1 year out——30Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri1—1 year out——31Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon1—1 year out——32Radford UniversityRadford, Virginia1—1 year out——33Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, Virginia1—1 year out——34Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington1—1 year out——35University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointStevens Point, Wisconsin1—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).