High Educational Value
Nationally recognized educational quality at an affordable price.
Sustainable Futures Start Here
Shape Sustainable Systems with Science and Data
Unity’s Engineering and Data Science offerings bring together three distinct undergraduate and graduate degree programs, each focused on advancing environmental solutions through technology and applied science. The Engineering program prepares students to design and implement systems that protect natural resources and public health. The Environmental Data Analytics program empowers students to apply advanced modeling and predictive tools to address environmental changes, resource management, and biodiversity loss. The Sustainable Technology and Computing program focuses on designing ethical, energy-efficient systems and applying emerging tools such as artificial intelligence to reduce the environmental impact of technology.
Career-Focused
Engineer and Innovate for a Sustainable Future
Graduates pursue careers across environmental consulting, engineering design, data analytics, renewable energy, sustainable computing, and technology leadership. Beyond technical expertise, they become leaders who drive innovation and environmental responsibility. They apply systems thinking, data-driven insights, and sustainable technology solutions to develop energy-efficient systems, ethical computing practices, and innovative strategies that tackle complex environmental challenges and create a healthier world.
Transformative Learning
Choose Your Specialized Program
The ability to design better systems that minimize harmful impacts to people and the environment is more possible than ever through innovative engineering approaches and cutting-edge technology. Prepare to tackle pollution prevention, remediation, and optimization of energy and water use, among other environmental challenges, through an exploration of key technical disciplines including robotics and system design.
Build out expertise that prepares you to take environmental best practices and standards in industry even further through course studies in:
- The use of robotics and automation for remote sensing
- Gathering and making sense of data
- Biomimicry for optimization and problem-solving in human design
Learn how to take a data-driven approach to help solve the critical environmental issues of our time, including climate change, air and water quality, resource management, and biodiversity decline. This online graduate program blends an understanding of sustainability practices with advanced data science principles to help you build skills for data analysis, data modeling, and predictive analysis.
Upon graduation, you’ll have the tools you need to pursue professional opportunities in government agencies, private organizations, and NGOs.
You’ll learn how to:
- Transform data sets into actionable insights for decision makers and policy advocates
- Use advanced statistical methods, machine learning algorithms, and geospatial analysis
- Conduct research on environmental issues such as climate change and pollution trends
Gain the expertise to design, evaluate, and lead the next generation of ethical and environmentally responsible computing. This fully online program combines sustainability science, systems thinking, and life cycle assessment with advanced study of energy-efficient computing, circular economy principles, and sustainable applications of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence.
With these skills, you’ll be prepared to guide organizations toward sustainable technology solutions, opening career opportunities in environmental consulting, sustainable systems analysis, data science, and technology leadership.
In this program, you will:
- Evaluate computing technologies for environmental sustainability using tools such as life cycle assessment and circular economy principles
- Apply sustainable design principles to improve the efficiency of computing systems and software
- Analyze the ethical and social impacts of emerging computing technologies
Real Students, Real Impact
Real Students, Real Impact
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Realizing Your Potential. Protecting Your Planet.
Why Unity Distance Education?
Sustainability Core
Committed to sustainable practices to prepare for a future of environmental awareness.
Personalized Guidance
Dedicated to turning career and academic aspirations into tangible achievements.
Professional Readiness
Graduate with the tools, confidence, and credentials to lead in your chosen field.
Inspiring Faculty
Learn from experts who bring professional experience and are dedicated to your growth.
Future Success
Ranked #1 independent university in the U.S. by the Social Mobility Index.
Multiple Start Dates
With up to 8 terms a year, you can take a break without jeopardizing financial aid.
Learning Flexibility
Balance life, work, and education by studying when and where you want
