2026 Best Environmental Design & Architecture Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Environmental Design & Architecture is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. The schools below stand out for the quality of their environmental design & architecture programs.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for environmental design & architecture students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Environmental Design & Architecture in the Great Lakes Region
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the environmental design & architecture degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Environmental Design & Architecture
Leading the list is Bowling Green State University Main Campus, our #1 school for environmental design & architecture. Set in the town of Bowling Green, Bowling Green State University Main Campus is a large public institution. The six-year graduation rate is 61%. There were roughly 36 environmental design & architecture students who graduated with this degree at Bowling Green State University Main Campus in the most recent data year. Environmental Design & Architecture graduates of Bowling Green State University Main Campus earn a median of $43,843 early in their careers. Bowling Green State University Main Campus graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 5 schools evaluated.
- 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).
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