Top 50 Masters Degrees Focused on Sustainability and the Environment

There are a number of rating systems that rank schools on their environmental footprints and their academics. One example would be AASHE’s ratings another is the Universitas Indonesia (UI) GreenMetric World University Ranking. UI has assessed green campuses and sustainability in colleges and universities all around the globe. Yet another ranking system is Eduniversal 2017 rankings of the best sustainable development and environmental management masters degrees. The list includes the top 50 sustainability-focused masters programs in the world. They are presented in the order of their ranking, the name of both the university and the program, and the country in which they are located.

1. Università Bocconi, MaGER, Master in Green Management, Energy and Corporate Social Responsibility, Spain. 
2. Cornell University – Johnson Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, MBA – Sustainable Global Enterprise, U.S.A.
3. Stanford University – Stanford Graduate School of Business, MS Environment & Resources/MBA, U.S.A.
4. University of Pennsylvania – Wharton School, MBA Environmental and Risk Management, U.S.A.
5. Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics, Master in Social Entreprise, Portugal.
6. Aalto University – School of Business, Master’s degree Creative Sustainability, Finland
7. HEC Paris, MSc Sustainability and Social Innovation, France.
8. Yale University – Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, Master of Environmental Management (MEM), USA.
9. HEC Montréal, DESS Gestion et développement durable, Canada
10. LSE – Department of Geography and Environment, MSc Environment and Development, United Kingdom.
11. University of British Columbia – Faculty of Science, Master of Science in Resource Management and Environmental Studies, Canada.
12. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Green Policy Program, South Korea.
13. Erasmus University Rotterdam, MSc Global Business & Sustainability, Netherlands.
14. Escuela de Postgrado – Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, Maestría en Energía, Peru.
15. University of Economics Prague, VSE, Master in Environmental Economics and Management, Czech Republic.
16. University of Cape Town – Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment, Master of Philosophy in Environmental Management, South Africa.
17. Universidad de los Andes School of Management, Master in Environmental Management, Colombia.
18. Cranfield University, MSc Environmental Management for Business, United Kingdom.
19. Faculdade de Economia da Universidade do Porto – School of Economics and Management, University of Porto, Mestrado em Economia e Gestão do Ambiente – Master in Environmental Economics and Management, Portugal.
20. Université Catholique de Louvain – Faculté d’ingénierie biologique, agronomique et environnementale (AGRO), Master en sciences et gestion de l’environnement, Belgium.
21. Imperial College London, MSc in Concrete Structures and Sustainable Development, United Kingdom.
22. University of Bologna – Bologna Business School, Global MBA Green Energy and Sustainable Businesses, Italy.
23. MIP Politecnico di Milano School of Management, Master in Energy Management, Italy.
24. FGV online, MBA Executivo em Administração de Empresas com ênfase em Meio Ambiente, Brazil.
25. Monash University – Faculty of Science, Msc in Environment and Sustainability, Australia
26. WU Vienna University of Economics & Business – WU Executive Academy, Professional MBA Energy Management, Austria.
27. Université de Lausanne – Faculté des géosciences et de l’environnement, Master en fondements et pratiques de la durabilité, Switzerland.
28. Tsinghua University, Master in Environmental Engineering and Management, China
29. University of Queensland – Faculty of Business, Economics and Law, Master of Business (Major in Social Impact and Sustainability), Australia.
30. University of Edinburgh – Business School, School of Geosciences and School of Economics, Carbon Management, United Kingdom.
31. York University – Schulich School of Business, MBA Business Sustainability, Canada
32. Université Laval – Faculté des sciences de l’administration, MBA Responsabilité sociale et environnementale des organisations, Canada.
33. Stockholm University – Department of Human Geography, Master in Globalization, Environmental and Social Change, Sweden.
34. Uppsala University – Department of Earth Sciences, Master in Sustainable Development, Sweden.
35. EGADE Business School – Tecnológico de Monterrey, Especialidad en Administración Energética (EAE), Mexico.
36. Universidad ESAN, Maestría en Gestión de la Energía, Portugal.
37. Aarhus University, MSc in Agro-Environmental Management, Denmark.
38. University College Dublin, MSc Environmental Sustainability, Ireland.
39. University of Strathclyde – Strathclyde Business School, Global Energy Management, United Kingdom.
40. Simon Fraser University – Beedie School of Business, full-time MBA, Canada.
41. The University of Nottingham, MSc Sustainable Energy and Entrepreneurship, United Kingdom.
42. The Australian National University – Crawford School of Public Policy, Master of Environmental Management and Development, Australia.
43. Universidad Carlos III de Madrid – Departamento de Periodismo y Comunicacion Audiovisual, Máster en Periodismo y Comunicación de la Ciencia, la Tecnología y el Medio Ambiente, Spain.
44. University of Gothenburg – Faculty of Science, Master in Environmental Sciences, Sweden.
45. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile – Facultad de Arquitectura, Diseño y Estudios Urbanos, Magíster Asentamientos Humanos y Medio Ambiente, Chile.
46. Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne – Institut de Géographie UFR 08, Master BIOTERRE Biodiversité, Territoire, Environnement, France.
47. University of Warsaw (Faculties of Management, Biology, Chemistry), Master in Environmental Management, Poland.
48. Aston Business School, MSc Social Responsibility & Sustainability, United Kingdom.
49. Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Master en Ciencias de la Ingeniería en Energía y medio Ambiente, Chile.
50. Groupe ISM, Master Management de la Qualité-Hygiène Sécurité-Environnement (QHSE), Senegal.

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