2023 Best Value Environmental Design Schools in Colorado
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Environmental Design School for You
In 2020-2021, 151 degrees and certificates were awarded to environmental design students who went to a Colorado college or university. This makes it the #90 most popular major in the state.
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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Environmental Design Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Colorado to see which 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 Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality in Environmental Design
Our analysis found University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus to be the best value school for environmental design students who want to pursue a degree in Colorado. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CU Anschutz are $9,384 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, CU Anschutz also did well on our Best Environmental Design Schools in Colorado list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent programs at University of Colorado Boulder helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best environmental design schools in Colorado. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a fairly large student population.
CU - Boulder undergraduate students pay an average of $12,610 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Environment Design majors at CU - Boulder take out an average of $20,765 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $295, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
CU - Boulder also took the #5 spot in our Best Environmental Design Schools in Colorado rankings.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Utah | 6 |
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Majors Related to Environment Design
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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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