{"id":6086,"date":"2026-03-06T12:32:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T20:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pacific.edu\/blog\/?p=6086"},"modified":"2026-04-07T13:12:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T20:12:48","slug":"sustainability-degree-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pacific.edu\/blog\/2026\/03\/06\/sustainability-degree-career\/","title":{"rendered":"How a sustainability degree prepares you for a career"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"Water Sustainability at Pacific\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F90M19ykDiY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What does sustainability mean to you?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ve&nbsp;heard the three&nbsp;R\u2019s&nbsp;at some point in your life: reduce, reuse, recycle.&nbsp;They\u2019re&nbsp;simple enough that everyone can do them, and&nbsp;they\u2019re&nbsp;important habits to build if you want to live sustainably.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On their own, though, the three&nbsp;R\u2019s&nbsp;aren\u2019t&nbsp;enough to build a green future. To mitigate and deal with our changing climate, the field of sustainability&nbsp;thinks&nbsp;bigger.&nbsp;Sustainability professionals work across industries to help organizations minimize their environmental footprint, support community wellness,&nbsp;and meet long-term,&nbsp;prosperity&nbsp;goals.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The need for these professionals is growing, and California is a hotspot for the field. In this state alone from 2023 to 2024, there were&nbsp;nearly 96,000&nbsp;unique job postings for environmental occupations, according to&nbsp;labor markets analytics company&nbsp;Lightcast. The company expects the field to keep growing&nbsp;nationally, especially in California.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many types of sustainability careers: compliance officers, project management specialists, environmental scientists or engineers, operations&nbsp;specialists&nbsp;and so on.&nbsp;It\u2019s&nbsp;a lot to wrap your head around, but it also means there are plenty of ways you can turn your&nbsp;sustainability&nbsp;interests into a career.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One&nbsp;option&nbsp;is a sustainability degree.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s&nbsp;an emerging interdisciplinary field that brings together&nbsp;expertise&nbsp;from the sciences, the social sciences,&nbsp;business&nbsp;and engineering to provide students with the skills and knowledge they need to solve some of the world\u2019s most pressing problems,\u201d&nbsp;says&nbsp;geological and environmental sciences professor Laura Rademacher.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What do you learn in a sustainability degree program?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;An education in sustainability sits at the intersection of fields&nbsp;including&nbsp;ecology, public policy,&nbsp;business,&nbsp;design&nbsp;and others. That means most programs give you flexibility&nbsp;to explore and grow your passion, tailoring your degree to fit your interests and career goals.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Universities&nbsp;do not always offer&nbsp;a sustainability&nbsp;degree program. You should also keep in&nbsp;mind,&nbsp;among&nbsp;universities that do, what you learn often varies. Some universities,&nbsp;including&nbsp;Pacific, offer flexible degrees with several concentrations while others are more narrowly specialized.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe imagine students having&nbsp;really broad&nbsp;interests,\u201d Rademacher says.&nbsp;\u201cThey may come from a business mindset and want to do one thing, or they may come from a science mindset and have goals in different areas. It really allows for individual tailoring of that experience.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you research sustainability programs,&nbsp;look&nbsp;at each degree program\u2019s webpage and course catalog. Compare the universities&nbsp;you\u2019re&nbsp;interested in and see which ones specialize in the topics that&nbsp;inspire&nbsp;you.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pay attention to whether a university offers this degree as a&nbsp;Bachelor of Arts&nbsp;or&nbsp;a Bachelor&nbsp;of&nbsp;Science. That tells you a little bit about your experience as a student: A&nbsp;Bachelor of Arts&nbsp;tends&nbsp;to&nbsp;require study of a broad range of&nbsp;topics&nbsp;while&nbsp;a&nbsp;Bachelor of&nbsp;Science&nbsp;is more technical and requires more&nbsp;science classes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Pacific, sustainability is a&nbsp;Bachelor of Science&nbsp;degree. Rademacher says that&nbsp;shouldn\u2019t&nbsp;dissuade you if science&nbsp;isn\u2019t&nbsp;your strongest subject.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe do have an analytical and technical focus&nbsp;in&nbsp;it,\u201d she says. \u201cBut there are&nbsp;definitely areas&nbsp;from other disciplines. For example, our storytelling requirement.&nbsp;That\u2019s&nbsp;how students can learn to tell narratives about sustainability and communities. So, there are areas that are a little more creative. There are opportunities for everyone to find something that sparks their interest.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Pacific approaches sustainability <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Pacific\u2019s sustainability degree is built around you. All students in this major start with the same basic courses, then branch out as they choose one of eight concentrations. One of the benefits of studying&nbsp;at Pacific&nbsp;is that you&nbsp;don\u2019t&nbsp;make that decision alone.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s&nbsp;a first-year seminar to introduce students to the major and to sustainability more broadly, but also to the faculty&nbsp;they\u2019ll&nbsp;be working with.&nbsp;There\u2019s&nbsp;also the methods course,\u201d Rademacher says.&nbsp;\u201dIt\u2019s&nbsp;exciting to me because&nbsp;we\u2019re&nbsp;bringing&nbsp;expertise&nbsp;from many disciplines together to produce that methods class that can help with data analysis, qualitative data collection,&nbsp;interviews&nbsp;and the visualization of&nbsp;different aspects&nbsp;of sustainability.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pacific&#8217;s concentrations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Communicating for change<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Healthy futures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sustainable communities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sustainable design<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sustainable infrastructure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sustainable planet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sustainability in business<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Design your own<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Each concentration is\u00a0built\u00a0around one of Pacific\u2019s\u00a0strengths as a university. Visit Pacific\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.pacific.edu\/uop\/collegeofthepacific\/sustainability\/sustainability.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sustainability degree\u00a0page in the general\u00a0catalog<\/a>\u00a0to learn more about each\u00a0subject area.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is a point of flexibility for students. We&nbsp;didn\u2019t&nbsp;want people to feel like there are just a few ways they could think about sustainability. And&nbsp;I\u2019m&nbsp;sure students will come along with brilliant ideas for how they could do that, and match their own experience and&nbsp;expertise,\u201d Rademacher says.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plus, Rademacher&nbsp;says,&nbsp;this topic is&nbsp;vital&nbsp;for California\u2019s Central Valley. That translates to a lot of community and&nbsp;industry interest&nbsp;and engagement&nbsp;in what&nbsp;you\u2019re&nbsp;studying.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe thing&nbsp;I think people&nbsp;often miss about Stockton and the Central Valley is that the level of community engagement is&nbsp;really high. There are lots of people who are active and&nbsp;pursuing&nbsp;various environmental and social justice aspects. So, there are a lot of partners willing and available to work with our students,\u201d she says.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Undergraduate courses on sustainability<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;classes you take for a sustainability degree&nbsp;depend&nbsp;on the university\u2019s focus. When you compare degree programs, look at the degree catalog.&nbsp;This&nbsp;lists&nbsp;the&nbsp;classes you&nbsp;take and gives&nbsp;you the university\u2019s goal for your education, usually under a section titled \u201cLearning Outcomes.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pacific\u2019s program requires a lot of hands-on learning, which means you get&nbsp;real-world&nbsp;&nbsp;experience. Regardless of&nbsp;the&nbsp;concentration&nbsp;you\u2019re&nbsp;in,&nbsp;you\u2019ll&nbsp;take a class that focuses on how to find internships&nbsp;and&nbsp;research&nbsp;opportunities.&nbsp;That all culminates in a pair of capstone classes where you take everything&nbsp;you\u2019ve&nbsp;learned and make something real.&nbsp;It\u2019s&nbsp;a great way&nbsp;to learn how to develop and execute more complex projects.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur goal is to have community partners make requests.&nbsp;Then,&nbsp;the class or groups in the class can address those requests over the course of the year. And&nbsp;so,&nbsp;they\u2019ll&nbsp;have lots of&nbsp;chances&nbsp;for&nbsp;really&nbsp;digging&nbsp;in on some of those real-world skills. When you graduate, you can hit the ground running,\u201d Rademacher says.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pathways to graduate programs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A sustainability degree is an excellent first step into graduate school. There are master\u2019s degrees in sustainability, but&nbsp;that\u2019s&nbsp;just one pathway.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s well suited to a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelaw.pacific.edu\/mpp-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Master&nbsp;in Public Policy<\/a>&nbsp;and Master of Public Health, but also to law and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pacific.edu\/healthsciences\/programs\/emergency-management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">disaster management<\/a>,\u201d Rademacher says.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key skills for sustainability careers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You&nbsp;gain a lot of tailored knowledge&nbsp;when you earn&nbsp;a sustainability degree, but Rademacher highlights a few high-level skills&nbsp;you will&nbsp;acquire&nbsp;that&nbsp;will be&nbsp;useful anywhere you go.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Systems thinking:<\/strong>&nbsp;The ability to develop&nbsp;a&nbsp;sophisticated&nbsp;understanding of something as a \u201csystem\u201d or a web of individual pieces that create a whole. This is essential for sustainability work, because you may have to analyze how an organization&nbsp;operates&nbsp;and understand how to change small, individual features to affect the broader ecosystem.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Change management:&nbsp;<\/strong>When you use systems thinking to understand an organization, the next step is to find out how&nbsp;small changes&nbsp;can have big effects. This is essential for enacting relevant and positive policies in your workplace.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Data analysis:<\/strong>&nbsp;Both quantitative and qualitative&nbsp;data analysis&nbsp;are&nbsp;essential&nbsp;for the modern workplace.&nbsp;This skill&nbsp;allows you to look at&nbsp;large amounts&nbsp;of information and find the stories&nbsp;hidden&nbsp;there.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Storytelling:&nbsp;<\/strong>Part of your job in sustainability is explaining why an issue is important and needs to be acted on.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Project management:&nbsp;<\/strong>Sustainability work is often complex and long.&nbsp;You\u2019ll&nbsp;learn how to oversee a project from beginning to end, a vital&nbsp;skill&nbsp;in any role.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Career paths with a sustainability degree<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike degrees like civil engineering,&nbsp;which have a clear line from education to career, sustainability&nbsp;isn\u2019t&nbsp;necessarily as straightforward.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are certainly easily identifiable sustainability careers: sustainability officers,&nbsp;managers&nbsp;or directors. In these careers, you create,&nbsp;implement&nbsp;and&nbsp;maintain&nbsp;sustainability policies for organizations.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These types of jobs exist across industries, despite the common name. Broadly, the responsibilities&nbsp;remain&nbsp;the same, but&nbsp;the day-to-day varies. For example, a sustainability officer in business does not do the same work as one who works for a non-profit.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rademacher also points to local government as&nbsp;an option, especially in city management and urban planning. Pacific\u2019s&nbsp;degree&nbsp;in sustainability&nbsp;is also transferrable across careers, whether&nbsp;they\u2019re&nbsp;focused&nbsp;on&nbsp;sustainability or not.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou could work in a nonprofit, a business, a landscaping&nbsp;company&nbsp;or energy. It could be&nbsp;just about anything,\u201d Rademacher says.&nbsp;\u201cI think the door&nbsp;is wide&nbsp;open,&nbsp;and&nbsp;it\u2019ll&nbsp;really be about students finding opportunities that speak to their interests.&nbsp;That\u2019s&nbsp;part of the reason for the experiential learning opportunity and the robust capstone class. Each student will have something they can talk about in depth,&nbsp;about all the things they used as they progressed in that project.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The salaries for sustainability careers&nbsp;outpace&nbsp;the median wage for the whole job market with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/careeroutlook\/2022\/data-on-display\/green-growth.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bureau of Labor Statistics data<\/a>&nbsp;showing median salaries for environmental engineers being $96,820 and environmental specialists being $76,530 in 2021.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is a sustainability degree worth it?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It has always been important to take care of our environment, now more than ever. You can be a part of that movement in a&nbsp;sustainability&nbsp;career. This growing field offers you the flexibility to take your experiences into many different industries that work to reduce carbon&nbsp;footprint&nbsp;or even improve our&nbsp;quality of life.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At&nbsp;Pacific, this degree reflects the university\u2019s broader commitment to sustainability. Eco-friendly features are a part of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pacific.edu\/about\/sustainability\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">everyday life<\/a>, with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pacific.galaxydigital.com\/agency\/detail\/?agency_id=25233\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">volunteer work<\/a>, a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pacific.edu\/about\/sustainability\/sustainability-at-events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">focus on sustainable practices<\/a>&nbsp;and a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pacific.edu\/pacific-newsroom\/renewable-energy-now-provides-100-pacifics-electricity-all-three-campuses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">100% campus reliance on renewable energy<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"Major solar initiative puts Pacific among top U.S. campuses for renewable energy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pC7KCBIrJy4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What does sustainability mean to you? 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