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Best Value Environmental Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Best Value Environmental Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$24,347 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,502 Avg Salary

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

Environmental Design is the #258 most popular major in the country with 741 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Environmental Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for environment design students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Environmental Design

Our 2023 rankings named North Dakota State University - Main Campus the best value school in the Plains States Region for environmental design students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

North Dakota State University undergraduate students pay an average of $14,876 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Environmental Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $33,818 per year.

UMN Twin Cities also claimed a spot on our Best Environmental Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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Best Environmental Design Colleges by State

Explore the best environmental design schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 14
Iowa 5
North Dakota 13

One of 8 majors within the area of study, environmental design has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Environment Design

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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