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2022 Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
21 Degrees Awarded
$26,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Environmental Design is the 255th most popular major in the country with 728 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, environmental design graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,900 and had an average of $23,950 in loans still to pay off.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 environmental design graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in environmental design. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality environmental design programs that also have a lower cost than 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 program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree environment design students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Design (Income $0-$30k)

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s environment design degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental Design Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full North Carolina State University Environmental Design Report

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #2 spot on the list. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s environment design degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Environmental Design Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Environmental Design at Virginia Tech

#3

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s environment design degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree environment design students whose families make $0-$30k list, University of Virginia has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Environmental Design Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Virginia Environmental Design Report

#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s environment design degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Environmental Design Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Environmental Design at Texas Tech

#5

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k. Clemson University is a large public school situated in Clemson, South Carolina. It awarded 5 doctorate’s environment design degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clemson, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Environmental Design Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson are $23,246, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Environmental Design at Clemson

#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s environment design degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz also took the #4 spot in our “Best Environmental Design Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full CU Anschutz Environmental Design Report

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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