2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Design in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Southeast region, there were 131 environmental design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $21,693 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 environmental design graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 3 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The environment design school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region”.

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Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

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

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Design in the Southeast Region

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$23,246 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s environment design degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Environmental Design Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” 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

$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #2 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 in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999.

Read full report on Environmental Design at North Carolina State University

#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$30,547 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 4 doctorate’s environment design degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Environmental Design Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Environmental Design at Virginia Tech

#4

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia

#4 in overall quality

$32,394 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region 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 also made our “Best Environmental Design Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394.

Read more about Environmental Design at University of Virginia - Main Campus

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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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