2023 Best Environmental Design Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly for Environment Design for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 741 people earned their degree in environmental design, making the major the 258th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, environmental design graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,901 and had an average of $21,331 in loans still to pay off.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Environment Design for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in environmental design. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality environmental design programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the environmental design program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
Most Veteran Friendly for Environment Design for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree vets studying environment design.
Top 7 Best Environmental Design Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Environment Design for a Doctorate list. NC State is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 7 doctorate’s environment design degrees in 2020-2021.
NC State also made our “Best Environmental Design Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1.Among the 36,042 students enrolled at NC State, 1,102 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 493 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,886. In addition to receiving other benefits, 27 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Environment Design for a Doctorate list. University of Virginia is a large public school situated in Charlottesville, Virginia. It awarded 5 doctorate’s environment design degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Virginia also took the #3 spot in our “Best Environmental Design Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 25,628 students enrolled at University of Virginia, 3 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Environment Design for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #3 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 4 doctorate’s environment design degrees in 2020-2021.
Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Environmental Design Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 37,024 students enrolled at Virginia Tech, 119 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 108 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,314. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Environment Design for a Doctorate list. Clemson University is a large public school situated in Clemson, South Carolina. It awarded 5 doctorate’s environment design degrees in 2020-2021.
Clemson also took the #2 spot in our “Best Environmental Design Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Clemson supports 26,406 students, and 922 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 429 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,920. To help with additional expenses, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Clemson does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Clemson]](/colleges/clemson-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Environment Design for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s environment design degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree vets studying environment design list, CU Anschutz has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Environmental Design Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 24,723 students enrolled at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Texas Tech University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Environment Design for a Doctorate list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s environment design students in 2020-2021.
Texas Tech also made our “Best Environmental Design Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6.Of the 40,322 students enrolled at Texas Tech University, 1,242 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 630 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,480. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Georgia did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Environment Design for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #7. University of Georgia is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree vets studying environment design list, UGA has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Environmental Design Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Georgia supports 39,147 students, and 9 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,402. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UGA]](/colleges/university-of-georgia/student-life/veterans/)
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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