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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Design

5 Ranked Colleges
21 Degrees Awarded
$26,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

For this year’s “Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree environment design students.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Design

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Doctorate list. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s environment design students in 2019-2020.

Clemson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Environmental Design Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Environmental Design at Clemson

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #2 spot on the list. NC State is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 5 doctorate’s environment design degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Environmental Design Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Environmental Design at NC State

#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Doctorate list. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s environment design degrees to qualified students.

Virginia Tech also made our “Best Environmental Design Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Environmental Design at Virginia Tech

#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s environment design degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree environment design students list, Texas Tech has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Environmental Design Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas Tech Environmental Design Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s 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 CU Anschutz are $23,915, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Environmental Design at CU Anschutz

#6

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Doctorate list. University of Virginia - Main Campus is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s environment design degrees to qualified students.

University of Virginia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Environmental Design Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Environmental Design at University of Virginia

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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