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Featured Environmental Design & Architecture Programs
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2026 Best Value Environmental Design & Architecture Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the environmental design & architecture degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Environmental Design & Architecture Schools
Utah State University earned the #1 spot for value among environmental design & architecture schools in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in the city of Logan, Utah State University is a very large public university. In-state tuition and fees average $8,560, with out-of-state students paying around $24,993. Typical student debt for environmental design & architecture graduates is $16,191. Environmental Design & Architecture graduates of Utah State University earn a median of $50,348 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $16,191 median debt. Utah State University admits about 92% of applicants.
Students looking for strong value in environmental design & architecture will find it at University Of Colorado Boulder, which ranked #2. University Of Colorado Boulder is a very large public school located in the city of Boulder. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $15,214, with out-of-state students paying around $42,970. Environmental Design & Architecture graduates carry a median of $23,641 in student loans. Environmental Design & Architecture graduates of University Of Colorado Boulder earn a median of $42,401 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. University Of Colorado Boulder admits about 78% of applicants.
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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 · 4 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.
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