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healthcare environment design/architecture

Types of Degrees healthcare environment design/architecture Majors Are Earning

Those studying healthcare environment design/architecture have the option of earning degrees at several award levels.

Award Level	Graduates
Master’s Degree	9

What healthcare environment design/architecture Majors Need to Know

Programs in healthcare environment design/architecture build a specific mix of knowledge, skills, and abilities — derived from O*NET surveys of workers in occupations that healthcare environment design/architecture graduates commonly enter.

Knowledge Areas

According to O*NET, a major in healthcare environment design/architecture emphasizes the following knowledge areas:

• English Language — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 4.8 / 7.
• Design — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 4.8 / 7.
• Building and Construction — Importance 3.5 / 5; level 4.1 / 7.
• Engineering and Technology — Importance 3.5 / 5; level 4.4 / 7.
• Computers and Electronics — Importance 3.5 / 5; level 4.4 / 7.

^{Importance is rated 1–5; level is 1–7. Source: ONET Online — weighted across related occupations.*}

Skills

Skills developed in a healthcare environment design/architecture program reflects the day-to-day work of related occupations:

• Reading Comprehension — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 4.5 / 7.
• Speaking — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 4.1 / 7.
• Active Listening — Importance 3.8 / 5; level 4.0 / 7.
• Writing — Importance 3.8 / 5; level 4.3 / 7.
• Critical Thinking — Importance 3.8 / 5; level 4.2 / 7.

Abilities

Abilities most relevant to healthcare environment design/architecture careers — again drawn from O*NET surveys of related occupations:

• Oral Expression — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.6 / 7.
• Written Comprehension — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.6 / 7.
• Oral Comprehension — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.6 / 7.
• Deductive Reasoning — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 4.2 / 7.
• Written Expression — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 4.5 / 7.

Common Job Activities

Day-to-day, healthcare environment design/architecture graduates report doing:

Activity	Frequency / Importance
Working with Computers	4.5 / 7
Getting Information	4.5 / 7
Making Decisions and Solving Problems	4.4 / 7
Thinking Creatively	4.3 / 7
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	4.3 / 7
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates	4.2 / 7
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work	4.2 / 7
Processing Information	4.1 / 7
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events	4.1 / 7
Communicating with People Outside the Organization	4.1 / 7

Technology Skills Used on the Job

Most frequently-cited tools used by healthcare environment design/architecture professionals:

Tool / Software	Category	In-Demand
Web browser software	Internet browser software	—
Microsoft Excel	Spreadsheet software	✓
Microsoft PowerPoint	Presentation software	✓
Microsoft Office software	Office suite software	✓
Microsoft Word	Word processing software	—
Email software	Electronic mail software	—
Adobe Illustrator	Graphics or photo imaging software	✓
Computer aided design CAD software	Computer aided design CAD software	—
Microsoft Outlook	Electronic mail software	—
Autodesk Revit	Computer aided design CAD software	✓
Autodesk AutoCAD	Computer aided design CAD software	✓
Microsoft Project	Project management software	—

^{Source: ONET Online technology skills, weighted across related occupations.*}

Sample Job Titles

Real job postings for healthcare environment design/architecture graduates include:

• Assistant Professor
• College Professor
• Landscape Architecture Professor
• Adjunct Instructor
• Landscape Architecture Teacher
• Adjunct Professor
• Interior Design Faculty Member
• Lecturer
• Professor
• University Faculty Member
• Faculty Member
• Architecture Professor
• Architectural Design Professor
• Associate Professor
• Interior Design Professor

Education Typically Required

Across the occupations open to healthcare environment design/architecture graduates, the typical level of education actually held by current workers is distributed as:

Education Level	Share of Workers
Bachelor’s degree	43.6%
Master’s degree	18.0%
Doctoral degree	16.6%
First professional degree	9.8%
Associate’s degree (or other 2-year)	6.1%
Post-master’s certificate	1.8%
Postsecondary certificate	1.6%
Post-baccalaureate certificate	1.0%
Some college courses	0.6%
Post-doctoral training	0.5%
High school diploma or equivalent	0.4%

^{Source: ONET Online education / training / experience requirements.*}

Who Is Earning a Degree in healthcare environment design/architecture?

Gender Distribution

This field skews predominantly female, with women earning 66.7% of healthcare environment design/architecture degrees.

Gender	Graduates	Share
Women	6	66.7%
Men	3	33.3%

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the national level, the racial-ethnic distribution of healthcare environment design/architecture graduates is as follows:

Race / Ethnicity	Graduates	Share
White	6	66.7%
Asian	1	11.1%
Two or More Races	1	11.1%
International Students	1	11.1%

^{See minority definition below.}

How Much Do healthcare environment design/architecture Graduates Earn?

College Scorecard reports median earnings of healthcare environment design/architecture graduates 1, 4, and 5 years after completion. Wages typically rise steadily as graduates gain experience and move into mid-career roles.

Years Out	Median Earnings
1 year	$40,905
4 years	$52,970
5 years	$59,648

By year 5 out, median earnings rise to $59,648 — roughly 46% above the 1-year mark.

^{Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study earnings tracker.}

Online healthcare environment design/architecture Programs

Distance learning is tracked by IPEDS for healthcare environment design/architecture. The table below shows how many graduates earned at least some of their coursework online (Distance-Ed Available) versus completing the entire program online (Distance-Ed Only).

Award Level	Distance-Ed Available	Distance-Ed Only
Master’s	1	0

^{Distance-Ed Only = degrees completed entirely online; Distance-Ed Available = degrees including at least some online coursework. Source: IPEDS Completions by Distance Education status.}

Is a Degree in healthcare environment design/architecture Worth It?

On the earnings side, the federal earnings tracker, healthcare environment design/architecture graduates earn a median of $52,970 four years after completion — roughly 39% above the national median for workers with only a high school diploma (~$38,000).

^{ROI estimate compares the program’s 4-yr median earnings against the 2023 BLS CPS median earnings for high-school-only workers. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + BLS Current Population Survey.}

Related Programs

You may also be interested in these closely related fields of study:

Program	CIP Code
Environmental Design	04.04
Environmental Design, Other	04.0499
Environmental Design/Architecture	04.0401
Sustainable Design/Architecture	04.0403
Interior Architecture	04.0501
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology	04.0902
Architectural Design	04.0202
Architecture	04.0201
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	04.0301
Landscape Architecture	04.0601

References

The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students and international students. This number is then divided by the total number of students to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.