2026 Best Value Environmental Design Schools in Alabama
[Environmental Design](/majors/architecture-and-related-services/environmental-design/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value environmental design schools.
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2026 Best Value Environmental Design Schools in Alabama
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the environmental design degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Environmental Design Schools
Leading the list is Auburn University, our #1 best value for environmental design in Alabama. Set in the city of Auburn, Auburn University is a very large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $12,890, while out-of-state students pay about $34,922. Environmental Design graduates carry a median of $25,375 in student loans. Early-career environmental design graduates make about $44,929. Set against $25,375 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 46% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, 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 top 1 ranked schools 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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