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2022 Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
21 Degrees Awarded
$26,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 724 people earned their degree in environmental design and architecture, making the major the 500th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 environmental design and architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in environmental design and architecture. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent environmental design and architecture programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the environmental design and architecture program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Design & Architecture (Income $0-$30k)

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s environmental design students in 2019-2020.

NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full NC State Environmental Design & Architecture Report

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 4 doctorate’s environmental design degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree environmental design students whose families make $0-$30k list, Virginia Tech has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Environmental Design & Architecture at Virginia Tech

#3

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Virginia - Main Campus is a large school located in Charlottesville, Virginia that handed out 1 doctorate’s environmental design degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia also made our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Virginia Environmental Design & Architecture Report

#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 3 doctorate’s environmental design degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530.

Full Texas Tech Environmental Design & Architecture Report

#5

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #5 spot on the list. Clemson University is a large public school situated in Clemson, South Carolina. It awarded 5 doctorate’s environmental design degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree environmental design students whose families make $0-$30k list, Clemson has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson are $23,246, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Environmental Design & Architecture at Clemson University

#4 in overall quality

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. CU Anschutz is a large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 3 doctorate’s environmental design degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz also took the #4 spot in our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Environmental Design & Architecture at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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