2025 Best Sustainability Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

a bachelor's degree in sustainability studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #219 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for sustainability studies students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 36 bachelor's degrees in sustainability studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on sustainability studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of sustainability studies students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized sustainability studies related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for sustainability studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The sustainability school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Sustainability Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Sustainability Studies in Tennessee

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in sustainability studies.

Top Tennessee Schools for a Bachelor's in Sustainability

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Sewanee - The University of the South
Sewanee, TN

19 Annual Graduates

Sewanee - The University of the South is a good option for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in sustainability studies. Sewanee is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Sewanee.More information about a bachelor’s in sustainability studies from Sewanee - The University of the South

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Knoxville, TN

11 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat The University of Tennessee - Knoxville if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in sustainability studies. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in sustainability studies from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Best Sustainability Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Sustainability Studies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	133
North Carolina	453	3
Georgia	453	5
Virginia	421	34
South Carolina	370	28
Kentucky	331	12
Alabama	320	4
West Virginia	223	17

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Rankings in Majors Related to Sustainability

One of 0 majors within the Sustainability Science area of study, Sustainability Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to TonyTheTiger. More about our data sources and methodologies.