Take on the most urgent environmental challenges from the moment you step on campus and learn how to turn your interest in sustainability into a career that provides a better future for the following generations. With a Sustainability Studies major from Graceland University, you’ll learn skills that will help you make a difference in the world and prepare you for a variety of graduate and professional degree programs.

Global sustainability presents a range of critical problems including climate change, environmental justice, resource conservation, and sustainable development. To meet these challenges, companies and organizations seek talented professionals trained in sustainability management.

If you've got a passion for sustainability and a desire to affect change, Kogod's Master of Science in Sustainability Management (MSSM) program is for you. The MSSM trains you as an innovator and an implementer, offering a business-based curriculum integrated with social science, public policy, and international issues. This is a STEM-designated program. Graduates are equipped to analyze organizational problems in their environmental context and produce economic, ecological, and socially responsible solutions. Recent graduates of the program have found employment across the public, private, and non-profit sectors.

The Doctorate in Business Administration specialized in Energy and Environmental Sustainability (Energy DBA online) at Brentwood University is designed for professionals at any stage of their careers, whether seeking to advance in the energy and sustainability sectors or transition into these fields from other industries. This specialized DBA prepares students to lead and manage energy and environmental initiatives by integrating advanced sustainability practices and cutting-edge energy management strategies.

The Master in Business Administration specialized in Energy and Environmental Sustainability (Energy MBA online) at Brentwood University is designed for professionals of all experience levels, whether they seek to advance their current careers or transition into the energy and sustainability field from other industries.

The online BS in Sustainability from Maryville University will prepare you to build a better, more sustainable future. Graduate in four years or less. No SAT or ACT scores required.

SCAD’s design for sustainability program equips students to drive change through innovation, advocacy, and industry leadership. Learn to balance economic prosperity, social well-being, and environmental responsibility in a collaborative, interdisciplinary setting with real-world projects and top industry partnerships.

Explore the notion of sustainability and how to maintain sustainable business practices in this free online course.

Application design thinking to make sustainability compelling, impactful and realizable. Analysis of contextual, functional and human-centered design thinking techniques to promote sustainable design of products and environments by holistically considering space, form, environment, energy, economics, and health. Includes Studio project work in prototyping, modeling, testing, and realizing sustainable design ideas.

Developed for professionals working to create a more sustainable future, PhD in Sustainability students will investigate the social, ecological, technical, and political dimensions of sustainable transformations, the relationship of science and society in advancing more sustainable futures, and novel and inclusive approaches to community-based problem solving and sustainable development.

Learn to lead sustainable practices and initiatives within organizations. This specialization focuses on environmental, social, and economic sustainability.

The Master of Science degree in Integrated Science and Technology (M.S. in ISAT) is a 33-credit accelerated program offering a concentration in Environmental Management and Sustainability that prepares graduates to be leaders that drive innovation and commerce while positively impacting the well-being and sustainability of our planet and its people. Our graduates share a holistic understanding of sustainability and the environment and bring a systems-based, problem-solving approach to their work in private companies, government agencies and non-profit organizations.

The Online Master of Environmental Sustainability (MES) degree is a self-paced, 36-credit-hour degree program that will give you the tools you need to gain a competitive edge in the business of sustainability in the public, private, or nonprofit sector. Designed to meet the needs of working professionals, our fully online and asynchronous program will refine your skills, allowing you to lead change and implement policies at the intersection of humans and the environment. 

The Master of Energy Transition and Sustainability (METS) Program is an advanced, professional non-thesis degree designed in partnership with the George R. Brown School of Engineering (SoE) and the Wiess School of Natural Sciences (SoNS) at Rice University. The METS program empowers individuals with the knowledge and expertise required to spearhead the global energy transition. This joint degree program will require 31 credit hours of curated courses at the 500-level or above, including a culminating three-credit hour capstone course.

A practically based program that fosters innovation and creativity in solving real-world challenges within social, economic, technological, and business realms. In this inherently interdisciplinary program, you’ll become part of a network of academics from across RIT who are working to optimize sustainable systems and practices in engineering, manufacturing, energy, education, and more.