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2022 Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
21 Degrees Awarded
$26,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 environmental design and architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in environmental design and architecture. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent environmental design and architecture programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the environmental design and architecture program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree environmental design students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Design & Architecture (With Aid)

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s environmental design students in 2019-2020.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999.

Read full report on Environmental Design & Architecture at NC State

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #2 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 4 doctorate’s environmental design degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also took the #3 spot in our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Environmental Design & Architecture at Virginia Tech

#3

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. University of Virginia - Main Campus is a public institution located in Charlottesville, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Virginia, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Virginia - Main Campus Environmental Design & Architecture Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz also made our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Environmental Design & Architecture at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s environmental design degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530.

Full Texas Tech Environmental Design & Architecture Report

#6

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#2 in overall quality

Clemson University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Environmental Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Clemson is a public institution located in Clemson, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson also took the #2 spot in our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson are $23,246, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Environmental Design & Architecture at Clemson

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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).
  • 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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