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About Sustainability Studies

A program that focuses on the concept of sustainability from an interdisciplinary perspective. Includes instruction in sustainable development, environmental policies, ethics, ecology, landscape architecture, city and regional planning, economics, natural resources, sociology, and anthropology.

While Sustainability Studies has degrees up to the Post masters certificate, most students study towards a Bachelors degree. Students major in Sustainability Studies all around the US, though the major at the Associates degree level has the most graduates in Arizona. The average starting salary for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in Sustainability Studies is $47,533.

Popularity of Sustainability Studies Degrees in the U.S.
This heat map represents the states that have the highest percent of Sustainability Studies degrees compared to all other degrees awarded in that state.
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Careers

The highest paying job for Sustainability Studies majors is Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health. But, something else to consider is how many job openings there currently is. A position that is in high need that a degree in Sustainability Studies can prepare you for is Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health.

Top Paying Careers

These are the highest paying careers for Sustainability Studies majors.

Most In-Demand Careers

These are the careers in highest demand for Sustainability Studies majors.

Student Demographics

Total Students
23
Female Students
17 (73%)
Male Students
6 (26%)
White (15, 65%)
Asian (3, 13%)
Hispanic or Latino (3, 13%)
American Indian or Alaska Native (1, 4%)
Two or more races (1, 4%)
Black or African American (0, <1%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (0, <1%)
U.S. Nonresident (0, <1%)
Race/ethnicity unknown (0, <1%)

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