2023 Best Value Environmental Design Schools in the Plains States 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Environmental Design Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Plains States Region 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.
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 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. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Dakota State University are $14,876 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, North Dakota State University also did well on our Best Environmental Design Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Environmental Design Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Iowa State are $25,446 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Iowa State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Environmental Design Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great value for environmental design students. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UMN Twin Cities undergraduate students pay an average of $33,818 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMN Twin Cities also is in the top 15% of our Best Environmental Design Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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Request InformationBest Environmental Design Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Minnesota | 14 |
| Iowa | 5 |
| North Dakota | 13 |
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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 3 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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