2023 Best Value Environmental Design Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Environmental Design School for You
Environmental Design is the #258 most popular major in the country with 741 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Environmental Design Schools ranking. This report analyzed 34 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for environment design students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Environmental Design Schools
Our analysis found North Dakota State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for environmental design students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the city of Fargo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Dakota State University are $14,876 per year.
North Dakota State University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Environmental Design Schools list.
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The excellent programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best environmental design schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Austin are $40,996 per year.
UT Austin also claimed a spot on our Best Environmental Design Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent programs at Clemson University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best environmental design schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Clemson are $38,550 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Clemson also is in the top 15% of our Best Environmental Design Schools ranking.
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Out of the 34 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 4 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Virginia Tech are $33,857 a year.
Virginia Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Environmental Design Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Design Schools list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NC State are $29,916 per year. After completing their degree, environment design graduates from NC State carry an average student debtload of $21,500.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, NC State also did well on our Best Environmental Design Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #6, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for environmental design students. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas Tech are $24,121 per year.
Texas Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Environmental Design Schools list.
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University of Houston landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value environmental design programs. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.
UH undergraduate students pay an average of $21,891 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Design Schools list. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Virginia are $54,438 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, University of Virginia is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Environmental Design Schools list.
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Florida Atlantic University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value environmental design programs. Located in the city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FAU are $17,324 per year. On average, environment design graduates from FAU take out $22,500 in student loans while working on their degree.
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With a ranking of #10, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for environmental design students. BGSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BGSU are $21,050 a year. While working on their degree, environment design majors at BGSU accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.
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Environmental Design Related Majors for Environment Design
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Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Architectural Sciences & Technology | 6,781 |
| General Architecture | 4,982 |
| Urban & Regional Planning | 2,419 |
| Landscape Architecture | 905 |
| Interior Architecture | 728 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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