Become an International Sustainability Consultant. Join An Emerging Field.

Use Sustainability Management to complement your skills and boost your career.

Learn to lead with a green heart and a strategic mind. Unleash your power to drive positive change, from eco-friendly practices to shaping a sustainable future for businesses and the planet.

Make your impact with our Sustainability Management program at NU. From mastering green business strategies to pioneering sustainable solutions, our program equips you to make waves in the corporate world. Seize the opportunity to be a force for positive change, one sustainable decision at a time!

NORTHWOOD BY THE NUMBERS

Industry Fast Facts

Northwood University is an international leader in free-enterprise education.

74%

Of consumers care about the environmental impact of products they buy

91%

Of Gen Zers say they want to buy from sustainable companies

500+

Sustainability-focused jobs in Michigan on LinkedIn

$90,746

Average salary for Sustainability Managers

Featured Courses

What will you learn in the Sustainability Management program at Northwood University?

Pursue Industry Excellence in Sustainability Management

Our professors and students share details about what makes the Sustainability Management program unique at NU.

Program Pairings

Browse our majors that would pair well with a Sustainability Management minor.

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Data Analytics

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Entrepreneurship

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Merchandising & Marketing

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Hospitality Management

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International Business

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Management

What Jobs Can You Get with a Sustainability Management Focused Degree?

Sustainability can be found in almost every industry. Students often look for internships or employment opportunities on a local and global level.

Potential job positions include:

Strategy and Sustainability Manager
Field Operations Specialist
Environmental Affairs Specialist
Environmental Planner
Environmental Analyst
Sustainability Consultant

Success Stories

Hear From Our Alumni

Northwood helped mold me into a leader and into someone who is willing to take risks for entrepreneurship. Having the opportunity to attend classes with instructors who themselves had already taken the jump into owning a business gave me different perspectives and the desire to one day be a business owner myself.

Being a sustainable business means that you are striving to create practices that will benefit the future global environment for the following generations.

– Alison O, Owner of FILL

The environment is something that I have always been passionate about. I chose Northwood because I was interested in the business world and after attending a few of my first classes at NU I realized that I could combine my passion with my career. I joined the sustainability program because I wanted to use my education to make a difference and impact the community around me. The sustainability minor has given me the skill set necessary to excel in my industry and pave the way to making business more sustainable.

– Lex Rutledge

Career Closet

Students created the NU Career Closet where the community can acquire business attire for job interviews and more.

The main impact mission was initially the students of Northwood University that don’t initially have business professional clothes to begin with, but we’d like to see this outreach and branch out further into the Midland community and hopefully the mid-Michigan community.

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Recycling Initiative

We have it in a few of the buildings, some academic, some dorms. We’re measuring the material that comes out of the bins. We’re collecting cardboard, paper, plastic and aluminum and just trying to see if this something that can be sustainable on our campus and continue on.

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