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2022 Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Doctorate

5 Ranked Colleges
21 Degrees Awarded
$26,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Doctorate” ranking.

Environmental Design & Architecture is the 500th most popular major in the country with 724 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the environmental design and architecture program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Doctorate.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Design & Architecture

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #1 spot on the list. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s environmental design degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Clemson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson are $23,246, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

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 #2 for the Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Doctorate. North Carolina State University is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also made our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999.

Full North Carolina State University Environmental Design & Architecture Report

#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Doctorate. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s environmental design degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Virginia Tech Environmental Design & Architecture Report

#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Doctorate. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree environmental design students list, Texas Tech has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas Tech University Environmental Design & Architecture Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s environmental design degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU Anschutz, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#4 in overall quality

University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Doctorate list. University of Virginia - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Charlottesville, Virginia. It awarded 1 doctorate’s environmental design degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 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 University of Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394.

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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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