2023 Best Value Environmental Design Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
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 the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Southwest Region 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 Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Environmental Design
Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best value school for environmental design students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.
UT Austin undergraduate students pay an average of $40,996 in tuition and fees each year.
UT Austin not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Environmental Design Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas Tech are $24,121 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Texas Tech is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Environmental Design Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UH undergraduate students pay an average of $21,891 in tuition and fees each year.
UH excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Environmental Design Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great value for environmental design students. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.
Texas A&M College Station undergraduate students pay an average of $38,855 in tuition and fees each year.
Texas A&M College Station also took the #4 spot in our Best Environmental Design Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Design Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.
ASU - Tempe undergraduate students pay an average of $29,438 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that environment design majors at ASU - Tempe take out is $21,000.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, ASU - Tempe also is in the top 20% of our Best Environmental Design Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s best value schools for environmental design students. UTSA is a very large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.
UTSA undergraduate students pay an average of $21,528 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value environmental design programs. UNM is a very large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNM are $25,243 a year.
Request InformationBest Environmental Design Colleges by State
Explore the best environmental design schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 39 |
| Arizona | 59 |
| New Mexico | 28 |
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Majors Related to Environment Design
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 7 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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