2022 Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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Environmental Design & Architecture is the 500th most popular major in the country with 724 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 149 environmental design and architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 108 environmental design and architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in environmental design and architecture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality environmental design and architecture programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the environmental design and architecture program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree environmental design students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Design & Architecture (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$7,044 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 83 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $7,044 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Design students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Environmental Design & Architecture at ASU - Tempe

#2

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$10,203 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s environmental design students in 2019-2020.

UH also took the #2 spot in our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,203 for southwest region bachelor’s degree environmental design students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UH.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on Environmental Design & Architecture at UH

#3

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#3 in overall quality

$13,242 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s environmental design students in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #3 spot in our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,242 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Design students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UNM.

Read more about Environmental Design & Architecture at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Design & Architecture (Income $0-$30k)

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).
• 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

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• 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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