2027 Best Value Environmental Design Schools in Colorado
[Environmental Design](/majors/architecture-and-related-services/environmental-design/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong environmental design education at a price that pays off.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for environmental design students.
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2027 Best Value Environmental Design Schools in Colorado
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in environmental design, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Environmental Design Schools
Our analysis ranked University Of Colorado Boulder the best value for a degree in environmental design in Colorado. Located in the city of Boulder, University Of Colorado Boulder is a very large public university. In-state tuition and fees average $15,214, compared with $42,970 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $23,641 to complete the environmental design program here. Early-career environmental design graduates make about $42,401. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 78% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school only.
- 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).
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