Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Sustainability Studies

Focuses on the concept of sustainability from an interdisciplinary perspective. Covers sustainable development, environmental policies, ethics, ecology, landscape architecture, city and regional planning, economics, natural resources, sociology, and anthropology.

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Careers this field can lead to

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Postsecondary Teachers, All Other

Median pay: $77,640
Hiring change through 2035: 2.0%
Job openings a year: 12,500

To get hiredDoctoral or professional degree

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Natural Sciences Managers

Median pay: $167,220
Hiring change through 2035: 8.2%
Job openings a year: 9,200

To get hiredBachelor's degree

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Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health

Median pay: $82,220
Hiring change through 2035: 6.1%
Job openings a year: 7,300

To get hiredBachelor's degree

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Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health

Median pay: $55,090
Hiring change through 2035: 6.9%
Job openings a year: 5,300

To get hiredAssociate's degree

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Urban and Regional Planners

Median pay: $89,320
Hiring change through 2035: 3.9%
Job openings a year: 3,200

To get hiredMaster's degree

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Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other

Median pay: $101,110
Hiring change through 2035: −0.2%
Job openings a year: 2,700

To get hiredBachelor's degree

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Conservation Scientists

Median pay: $73,010
Hiring change through 2035: 5.3%
Job openings a year: 2,100

To get hiredBachelor's degree

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Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Median pay: $94,980
Hiring change through 2035: 2.7%
Job openings a year: 600

To get hiredDoctoral or professional degree

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All work is projected to grow 3.5% between 2025 and 2035; read every hiring-change figure against it. The figures beside each career are the pay of that work, across everyone doing it. Graduates of this field earn $29,412 one year after completing the program, which is the start of a career rather than the shape of one.

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0%of related openings involve substantial in-person or active work

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College options

Where to study it

Ordered by how many degrees each college awards in this field. Sort by any numbered column.

College	Degrees a year	Earnings, first year out	Admit rate	Average annual cost after aid
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI	119	—	43%	$8,000
University of Florida FL	114	$29,586	24%	$7,000
University of Utah UT	103	—	87%	$14,000
The University of Texas at Austin TX	83	—	29%	$17,000
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL	72	—	44%	$8,000
Florida International University FL	63	—	59%	$11,000
Columbia University in the City of New York NY	59	$46,855	4%	$6,000
Oregon State University OR	54	—	79%	$16,000
Allegheny College PA	48	—	59%	$21,000
University of Arizona AZ	35	—	86%	$16,000
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH	30	—	51%	$10,000
Western Washington University WA	30	$29,412	91%	$18,000
University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA	29	—	58%	$13,000
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH	29	$39,752	87%	$19,000
University of California-Riverside CA	28	$17,395	63%	$13,000
Iowa State University IA	26	—	89%	$15,000
Michigan State University MI	26	—	84%	$17,000
George Mason University VA	25	$33,709	89%	$15,000
University of Illinois Chicago IL	24	—	79%	$11,000
Utah State University UT	24	—	94%	$14,000
University of Louisville KY	22	—	81%	$16,000
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK	20	—	77%	$15,000
Montana State University MT	19	$25,358	87%	$22,000
The University of the South TN	19	—	51%	$18,000
University of Maryland-College Park MD	18	—	45%	$10,000
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA	18	—	43%	$8,000
Coastal Carolina University SC	16	—	80%	$13,000
Montclair State University NJ	15	—	87%	$16,000
Stony Brook University NY	15	—	49%	$21,000
SUNY College at Geneseo NY	14	—	64%	$16,000
Furman University SC	14	—	53%	$21,000
University of Northern Colorado CO	13	$23,188	86%	$16,000
University of South Florida FL	13	—	41%	$9,000
New York University NY	13	—	9%	$17,000
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania PA	12	—	86%	$21,000
Michigan Technological University MI	11	—	88%	$6,000
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN	11	—	46%	$18,000
West Virginia University WV	11	—	86%	$14,000
University of Wisconsin-Platteville WI	11	—	87%	$12,000
Keene State College NH	10	—	89%	$16,000

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