Best Schools for Sustainability Studies in 2026
These are the top schools offering Sustainability Studies, ranked by DegreeWorth Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Sustainability Studies graduate earns $37,053/yr across 22 schools.
All Sustainability Studies Programs Ranked
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| # | Program | DW Score | Earnings | AI Risk | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sustainability Studies
University of Wisconsin-Platteville · Platteville, WI |
68
64–69 |
$59,089/yr | High | 16.8x |
| 2 |
Sustainability Studies
University of Florida · Gainesville, FL |
61
55–64 |
$39,261/yr | High | 23.5x |
| 3 |
Sustainability Studies
Miami University-Hamilton · Hamilton, OH |
58
52–62 |
$37,223/yr | High | 21.0x |
| 4 |
Sustainability Studies
Colorado Mountain College · Glenwood Springs, CO |
56
51–59 |
$31,734/yr | High | 34.2x |
| 5 |
Sustainability Studies
University of Northern Colorado · Greeley, CO |
53
50–55 |
$42,076/yr | High | 10.3x |
| 6 |
Sustainability Studies
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · Champaign, IL |
55
52–56 |
$50,678/yr | High | 6.9x |
| 7 |
Sustainability Studies
Western Washington University · Bellingham, WA |
56
53–56 |
$41,600/yr | High | 10.2x |
| 8 |
Sustainability Studies
Utah State University · Logan, UT |
54
51–54 |
$39,679/yr | High | 9.7x |
| 9 |
Sustainability Studies
George Mason University · Fairfax, VA |
50
45–54 |
$39,329/yr | High | 10.4x |
| 10 |
Sustainability Studies
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH |
48
45–50 |
$43,090/yr | High | 4.6x |
| 11 |
Sustainability Studies
Montclair State University · Montclair, NJ |
49
46–50 |
$41,445/yr | High | 6.0x |
| 12 |
Sustainability Studies
Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY |
47
42–50 |
$53,957/yr | High | 2.1x |
| 13 |
Sustainability Studies
Miami University-Oxford · Oxford, OH |
46
40–50 |
$37,223/yr | High | 8.0x |
| 14 |
Sustainability Studies
Florida International University · Miami, FL |
47
43–46 |
$28,997/yr | High | 10.0x |
| 15 |
Sustainability Studies
SUNY Oneonta · Oneonta, NY |
46
43–46 |
$32,409/yr | High | 8.2x |
| 16 |
Sustainability Studies
The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX |
46
43–46 |
$35,255/yr | High | 6.5x |
| 17 |
Sustainability Studies
University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT |
43
40–43 |
$30,229/yr | High | 7.1x |
| 18 |
Sustainability Studies
University of California-Riverside · Riverside, CA |
39
35–41 |
$30,698/yr | High | 4.4x |
| 19 |
Sustainability Studies
University of Illinois Chicago · Chicago, IL |
39
35–41 |
$30,548/yr | High | 4.3x |
| 20 |
Sustainability Studies
Aquinas College · Grand Rapids, MI |
34
28–40 |
$29,399/yr | High | 3.5x |
| 21 |
Sustainability Studies
Montana State University · Bozeman, MT |
37
34–38 |
$22,296/yr | High | 5.9x |
| 22 |
Sustainability Studies
Chatham University · Pittsburgh, PA |
26
22–29 |
$18,954/yr | High | 0.1x |
Methodology
Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (10-year projected earnings vs. 4-year tuition).
Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.