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2026 Best Value Environmental Design & Architecture Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in environmental design & architecture, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Environmental Design & Architecture Schools
Leading the list is Bowling Green State University Main Campus, our #1 best value for environmental design & architecture in the Great Lakes Region. Set in the town of Bowling Green, Bowling Green State University Main Campus is a large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $13,912, with out-of-state students paying around $21,900. Typical student debt for environmental design & architecture graduates is $27,000. Environmental Design & Architecture graduates of Bowling Green State University Main Campus earn a median of $43,843 early in their careers. Set against $27,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 81% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 5 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.