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2022 Best Value Colleges for Environmental Design (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
149 Degrees Awarded
$19,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Environment Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 728 people earned their degree in environmental design, making the major the 255th most popular in the United States. 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.

Across the Southwest region, there were 149 environmental design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $14,250 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Environment Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in environmental design. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great environmental design programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the environmental design program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Environment Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Environment Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Environment Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Environmental Design (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Environment Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s environment design degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also made our “Best Environmental Design Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $20,454 for southwest region environment design students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UT Austin.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Environmental Design at UT Austin

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Environment Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 83 degrees to qualified ’s environment design students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region environment design students whose families make $75-$110k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Environmental Design Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Tempe is $17,373 for southwest region environment design students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Environmental Design at Arizona State University - Tempe

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Environment Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 ’s environment design degrees to qualified students.

Texas Tech also took the #3 spot in our “Best Environmental Design Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech is $21,305 for Southwest Region Environment Design students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read full report on Environmental Design at Texas Tech

#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Environment Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 ’s environment design degrees to qualified students.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Environmental Design Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Houston is $18,844 for Southwest Region Environment Design students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Environmental Design at University of Houston

#5

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Environment Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UNM is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 20 ’s environment design degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #5 spot in our “Best Environmental Design Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus is $18,920 for Southwest Region Environment Design students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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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