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2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Environmental Design

15 Colleges
5,415,716 Bachelor's Degrees
$31,533 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Value Environmental Design School for You

Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Environmental DesignEnvironmental Design is the #191 most popular major in the country with N/A bachelor's degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

For this year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Environmental Design ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a bachelor's in environment design. Note that the phrase 'best value' does not mean the absolute lowest-priced. For this ranking, we are identifying those environment design schools that provide their students with a hiqh quality education at a price that is lower than other colleges and universities of the same caliber.

Average cost figures start with estimating tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses. We then subtract the average amount of financial aid that a student receives. You can use this as a gauge to estimate how much you may need to pay out of pocket to cover costs when financial aid isn't enough. Keep in mind that the net cost for you may be higher or lower, depending on your income and other factors.

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2024 Best Value Environmental Design Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for the money for environment design majors.

Top 10 Best Value Environmental Design Schools

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value environmental design schools. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

At North Dakota State University, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.5 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $21,672. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from North Dakota State University is about $97,307. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.

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North Carolina State University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh. NC State did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Environmental Design Schools list.

It takes the average student at NC State about 4.3 years to graduate, and it costs about $28,741 per year to attend the school. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the NC State is $124,736. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.

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University of Houston landed the #3 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value environmental design schools. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

It takes the average student at UH about 4.6 years to graduate, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $25,297. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the UH is $116,113. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.

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Our rankings recognize Florida Atlantic University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boca Raton.

It takes about 4.6 years for the average student at FAU to complete their degree, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $24,576. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from FAU is $112,067. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a large student population.

The average student at BGSU graduates in less than 4.4 years, and it costs about $24,872 per year to attend the school. This means that the average student pays around $108,193 to get a bachelor’s degree from BGSU. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.

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Arizona State University - Tempe earned the #6 spot in our 2024 rankings. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe. ASU - Tempe did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Environmental Design Schools list.

It takes about 4.3 years for the average student at ASU - Tempe to complete their degree, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $32,135. This means that the average student pays around $137,216 to get a bachelor’s degree from ASU - Tempe. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.

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Our rankings recognize University at Buffalo as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at University at Buffalo is 4.3 years, and it costs about $32,295 per year to attend the school. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from University at Buffalo is $137,577. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.

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Our rankings recognize Utah State University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. USU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Logan.

It takes the average student at USU about 4.7 years to graduate, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $24,541. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from USU is about $114,361. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Auburn University. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a very large student population. Auburn also took the #9 spot in our Best Environmental Design Schools rankings.

At Auburn, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.4 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $40,030. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from Auburn be around $176,933. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.

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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average student at UMN Twin Cities graduates in less than 4.2 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $33,529. This means that the average student pays around $140,822 to get a bachelor’s degree from UMN Twin Cities. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.

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*These averages are for the top 15 schools only.

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