Bachelor's · Multi/interdisciplinary Studies

Sustainability Studies (Bachelor's): earnings by school

31 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$44,761
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$59,660
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$20,000
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 17 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $55,148 and $62,388. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Columbia University in the City of New York NY$80,080$85,545$27,000
University of Wisconsin-Platteville WI$47,945$73,238—
Western Washington University WA$36,038$70,793$17,212
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL$50,245$63,604$16,533
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH$44,647$62,388$27,000
Michigan State University MI$62,210—$24,760
University of Florida FL$44,079$61,281$11,875
George Mason University VA$47,306$61,216$17,375
Aquinas College MI—$60,285—
Miami University-Hamilton OH$40,127$59,660$20,000
Miami University-Oxford OH$40,127$59,660$20,000
West Virginia University WV$59,608——
Stockton University NJ—$59,472—
University of California-Riverside CA$45,627$58,463$21,500
Utah State University UT$57,729——
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH$55,767—$21,000
SUNY Oneonta NY—$55,148$19,209
Iowa State University IA$55,068—$27,250
The University of Texas at Austin TX$41,739$54,430$15,000
Colorado Mountain College CO$42,054$52,293$17,000
Oregon State University OR$45,791—$22,887
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus OR$45,791—$22,887
University of Northern Colorado CO$45,147——
University of Illinois Chicago IL$44,761——
Hofstra University NY—$43,733—
Montana State University MT$27,215$41,979—
Furman University SC$41,898——
Chatham University PA$41,768—$21,842
University of Utah UT$37,606—$12,170
Florida International University FL$35,523—$16,875
Allegheny College PA$27,151—$25,044