2025 Best Sustainability Studies Schools in Michigan

A degree in sustainability studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #248 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for sustainability studies students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 151 degrees in sustainability studies to qualified students.

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Pick Your Sustainability Studies Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Sustainability Studies Schools in Michigan ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Sustainability Studies in Michigan

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the sustainability degree levels they offer.

Top Michigan Schools in Sustainability

1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

76 Sustainability Degrees Awarded

30.3% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Michigan - Ann Arbor if you want to pursue a degree in sustainability studies. U-M is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.More information about a degree in sustainability studies from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

2

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

59 Sustainability Degrees Awarded

33.9% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in sustainability studies needs to take a look at Michigan State University. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in sustainability studies from Michigan State University

Best Sustainability Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	939	102
Illinois	870	223
Indiana	737	18
Wisconsin	672	88

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Rankings in Majors Related to Sustainability

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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).
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