2024 Best Environmental Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

When it comes to popularity, a bachelor's degree in environmental design sits in the middle of the road, ranking #191 out of 363 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Environmental Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 27 bachelor's degrees in environmental design to qualified students.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on environmental design students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other environmental design students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for environmental design to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized environmental design related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for environmental design students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Environmental Design Schools

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 the Best Environmental Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Environmental Design in the Plains States Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for environmental design students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Environment Design

1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

14 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in environmental design needs to look into University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in environmental design from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

2

North Dakota State University - Main Campus
Fargo, ND

13 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat North Dakota State University - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in environmental design. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Fargo.More information about a bachelor’s in environmental design from North Dakota State University - Main Campus

Best Environmental Design Colleges by State

Explore the best environmental design schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	215	14
North Dakota	149	13

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Environmental Design Related Rankings by Major

One of 8 majors within the Architecture & Related Services area of study, Environmental Design has other similar majors worth exploring.

Environment Design Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Environmental Design & Architecture	27

Majors Similar to Environment Design

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Architecture	289
Architectural Sciences & Technology	126
Urban & Regional Planning	43
Interior Architecture	20
Landscape Architecture	16
Architectural History	16

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Stan9999. More about our data sources and methodologies.