2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Design
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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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 608 environmental design graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 18 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.
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 Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Bachelor’s.
Top 18 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Design
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Bachelor’s. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s environment design students in 2019-2020.
North Dakota State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Environmental Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $16,584 for bachelor’s degree environment design students per year to attend North Dakota State University.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Environmental Design at North Dakota State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Bachelor’s list. BGSU is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Ohio that handed out 31 bachelors’s environment design degrees in 2019-2020.
BGSU also made our “Best Environmental Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #14. The estimated yearly cost for Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is $18,394 for Bachelor’s Degree Environment Design students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s environment design degrees to qualified students.
UH also made our “Best Environmental Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #12. The yearly cost to attend UH is $12,838 for bachelor’s degree environment design students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 18 schools in the Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s environment design degrees in 2019-2020.
NC State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Environmental Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NC State is $16,458 for Bachelor’s Degree Environment Design students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Atlantic University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Boca Raton, Florida, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s environment design degrees in 2019-2020.
FAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Environmental Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Florida Atlantic University is $10,186 for bachelor’s degree environment design students.
Ball State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Ball State University is a large public school situated in Muncie, Indiana. It awarded 1 bachelors’s environment design degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree environment design students list, Ball State has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Environmental Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $15,147 for bachelor’s degree environment design students per year to attend Ball State University.
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Utah State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Utah State University is a public institution located in Logan, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
USU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Environmental Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Utah State University is $13,634 for Bachelor’s Degree Environment Design students.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s environment design degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree environment design students list, Rutgers New Brunswick has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Environmental Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick is $21,654 for Bachelor’s Degree Environment Design students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Auburn University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Auburn University is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 bachelors’s environment design degrees to qualified students.
Auburn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Environmental Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Auburn is $24,104 for Bachelor’s Degree Environment Design students.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 83 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Environmental Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend ASU - Tempe is $11,706 for bachelor’s degree environment design students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s environment design students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree environment design students list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Environmental Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UMN Twin Cities is $17,740 for Bachelor’s Degree Environment Design students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #12, University at Buffalo did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 34 bachelors’s environment design degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree environment design students list, University at Buffalo has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Environmental Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $18,194 for Bachelor’s Degree Environment Design students per year to attend University at Buffalo.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #13, University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UH Manoa is a fairly large school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 30 bachelors’s environment design degrees in 2019-2020.
UH Manoa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Environmental Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Hawaii at Manoa is $15,030 for bachelor’s degree environment design students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s environment design degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.
UNM also made our “Best Environmental Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #18. The estimated yearly cost for University of New Mexico - Main Campus is $14,446 for Bachelor’s Degree Environment Design students.
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University of Colorado Boulder came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Boulder, Colorado, this large public school handed out 141 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s environment design students in 2019-2020.
CU - Boulder not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Environmental Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $21,680 for bachelor’s degree environment design students per year to attend University of Colorado Boulder.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Boston Architectural College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Boston Architectural College is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s environment design degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston Architectural College, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Environmental Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $28,865 for bachelor’s degree environment design students per year to attend Boston Architectural College.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Marywood University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Marywood University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Marywood not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Environmental Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Marywood University is $22,236 for bachelor’s degree environment design students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of California - Berkeley ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Berkeley, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s environment design degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Berkeley, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $15,329 for bachelor’s degree environment design students per year to attend University of California - Berkeley.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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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%.
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- 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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