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2023 Best Value Environmental Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$30,897 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,502 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Environmental Design Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, environmental design was ranked #258 in the country. In fact 741 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Environmental Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree 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.

2023 Best Value Environmental Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Environmental Design Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Environmental Design

Our analysis found Utah State University to be the best value school for environmental design students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USU are $23,435 a year. Environment Design majors at USU take out an average of $14,884 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Environmental Design at Utah State University Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Colorado Boulder helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value environmental design schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Boulder.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CU - Boulder are $38,358 per year. On average, environment design graduates from CU - Boulder take out $21,451 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $295.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, CU - Boulder also is in the top 15% of our Best Environmental Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

Read full report on Environmental Design at University of Colorado Boulder

Best Environmental Design Colleges by State

Explore the best environmental design schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 151
Utah 6

Environmental Design is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

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 2 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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