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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Design & Architecture (Income $30-$48k)

17 Ranked Colleges
607 Degrees Awarded
$12,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 607 environmental design and architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 17 colleges that offered 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 17 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Design & Architecture (Income $30-$48k)

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 17 schools in the Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Berkeley, California, this large public school awarded 23 degrees to qualified bachelors’s environmental design students in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley also took the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $9,130 for bachelor’s degree environmental design students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of California - Berkeley.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#2 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 #2 for the Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k. NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s environmental design degrees to qualified students.

NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $9,887 for bachelor’s degree environmental design students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend North Carolina State University.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#3

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s environmental design students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree environmental design students whose families make $30-$48k list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is $8,418 for bachelor’s degree environmental design students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 83 bachelors’s environmental design degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $8,921 for bachelor’s degree environmental design students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full ASU - Tempe Environmental Design & Architecture Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified bachelors’s environmental design students in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also made our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for North Dakota State University is $12,544 for Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Design students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#6

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida
#15 in overall quality

Florida Atlantic University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. FAU is a large school located in Boca Raton, Florida that handed out 17 bachelors’s environmental design degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree environmental design students whose families make $30-$48k list, FAU has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Florida Atlantic University is $7,331 for Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Design students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#7

Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana
#11 in overall quality

Ball State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Muncie, Indiana, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s environmental design degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ball State, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $10,487 for bachelor’s degree environmental design students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Ball State.

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#8

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#12 in overall quality

University of Houston ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s environmental design degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree environmental design students whose families make $30-$48k list, UH has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UH is $9,925 for Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Design students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full UH Environmental Design & Architecture Report

#9 in overall quality

University of Hawaii at Manoa came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a fairly large school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 30 bachelors’s environmental design degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree environmental design students whose families make $30-$48k list, UH Manoa has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UH Manoa is $12,540 for bachelor’s degree environmental design students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UH Manoa Environmental Design & Architecture Report

#10

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado
#6 in overall quality

University of Colorado Boulder came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Colorado Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 141 bachelors’s environmental design degrees to qualified students.

CU - Boulder did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Colorado Boulder is $14,361 for Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Design students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full University of Colorado Boulder Environmental Design & Architecture Report

#11

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a public institution located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also took the #4 spot in our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Rutgers University - New Brunswick is $15,779 for bachelor’s degree environmental design students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Rutgers New Brunswick Environmental Design & Architecture Report

#12

Utah State University

Logan, Utah
#16 in overall quality

Utah State University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Utah State University is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 17 bachelors’s environmental design degrees in 2019-2020.

USU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Utah State University is $12,034 for bachelor’s degree environmental design students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#13

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#3 in overall quality

Auburn University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Auburn, Alabama, this large public school awarded 33 degrees to qualified bachelors’s environmental design students in 2019-2020.

Auburn also took the #3 spot in our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Auburn is $20,326 for bachelor’s degree environmental design students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#14 in overall quality

With a ranking of #14, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is located in Bowling Green, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s environmental design degrees to qualified students.

BGSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for BGSU is $15,533 for bachelor’s degree environmental design students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Environmental Design & Architecture Report

#15

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#10 in overall quality

University at Buffalo ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. University at Buffalo is a large public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 34 bachelors’s environmental design degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo also made our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend University at Buffalo is $15,121 for Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Design students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#16

Marywood University

Scranton, Pennsylvania
#13 in overall quality

Marywood University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s environmental design students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Marywood, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Marywood is $18,457 for bachelor’s degree environmental design students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Marywood University Environmental Design & Architecture Report

#17

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#17 in overall quality

University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s environmental design students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of New Mexico - Main Campus is $14,458 for Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Design students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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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