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158 Master's degrees in Sustainable Development in United States
Sustainability
The Sustainability programme at Rutgers University will educate and equip students with the skills and tools necessary to identify, analyze, and better understand connections among social, environmental, technological, and economic systems—environmental, social, and governance (ESG)—as well as the forces driving these systems.

Sustainability Analytics
The Sustainability Analytics program at Columbia University addresses the need to train professionals in quantitative and technical skills central to the practice of sustainability.
Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management
Students in the Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management graduate program from The New School draw on these grassroots perspectives, forms of Indigenous knowledge, and community engagement to critically address social and ecological challenges affecting local and global populations.
Sustainable Design
The Carnegie Mellon University Sustainable Design offers an integrated education that strives to prepare its graduates for careers that will reshape the built environment. The MSSD program engages socio-ecological and environmental issues related to architecture and urbanism at the intersection of design, building science, and technology.
Sustainability
In 2014, CEES partnered with 26 faculty from across campus to establish the Sustainability Graduate Programs at Wake Forest University.
Sustainability and Green Construction (Online)
Sustainability and Green Construction (Online) at Drexel University is a flexible, part-time post-baccalaureate program, focused on the sustainable aspects of the construction process. Students have the opportunity to complete all requirements within one and a half years.
Sustainable Food, Energy, Water
The Sustainable Food, Energy, Water programme from Kansas State University will train students with the technical skills and broad understanding to address sustainability and key resource challenges (e.g., food, water, energy, population) faced by many sectors of society, with an emphasis on rural areas.
Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy
The Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy program at the University of Minnesota prepares students to work on issues at the intersection of science, technology, environment, and society that shape human well-being, environmental sustainability, and social justice in a complex and diverse world.
Development Practice
The Development Practice program at the University of Minnesota prepares young professionals for careers in sustainable development—globally, locally, and in the complex realities in between.
Sustainable Tourism
The Sustainable Tourism MST program from Arizona State University prepares future sustainable tourism professionals to meet the increasing demand for people trained in sustainability practices and the application of those practices in tourism.
Human Development and Family Science
Human Development and Family Science from University of Missouri - Columbia actively prepares our students to become successful academic scholars both in terms of research and teaching.
Sustainable Interior Environments
The Sustainable Interior Environments program of the New York School of Interior Design is a post-professional program structured to prepare design professionals to assume leadership roles in developing and maintaining sustainable interior spaces that will positively impact the world.
Environmental Science and Sustainability - Professional
Environmental Science and Sustainability - Professional from Loyola University Chicago takes a whole-systems, interdisciplinary approach to global environmental and sustainability challenges. The program offers a choice of two tracks, Research and Professional, and can be pursued by students of any academic background.
Environmental Modeling
The graduate certificate in Environmental Modeling at Colorado School of Mines prepares Mines engineers to sustainably address the grand challenges facing engineered systems.
Renewable and Clean Energy
The Renewable and Clean Energy program from University of Dayton will help you to grow your passion for clean energy and sustainability, develop your skills to design, optimize, and manage renewable energy systems, and assess and improve the energy efficiency of existing systems.
Professional Studies in Leadership for Sustainability
The Masters of Professional Studies in Leadership for Sustainability at The University of Vermont is a practice-based program designed for diverse leaders across a wide array of fields and sectors.
Biological Sciences - Global Sustainability
Prepares Biological Sciences - Global Sustainability graduates at Central Connecticut State University to tackle global issues such as population growth, climate change, water scarcity and pollution, fossil fuels, environmental toxins, and alternative energy.
Sustainable Biomaterials
The Sustainable Biomaterials program at Virginia Tech offers three graduate degrees: Master of Science (M.S.), Master of Forestry (M.F.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.). The M.S. is a thesis-based degree, and the M.F. is a professional course-work-based non-thesis degree.
Energy and Sustainability
The Energy and Sustainability, M.A. degree from George Mason University focuses on finding ways to meet present needs for energy and material goods without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.
Sustainable Management
Sustainable Management from SUNY - College of Environmental Science and Forestry is for students interested in sustainable construction practices including topics such as energy use in buildings, material use in sustainable construction, life cycle analysis, environmental rating systems and environmental performance measures.