2023 Best Environmental Design & Architecture Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Environmental Design for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Environmental Design & Architecture is the 505th most popular major in the country with 730 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Environmental Design for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in environmental design and architecture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality environmental design and architecture programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the environmental design and architecture program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Environmental Design for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Environmental Design for a Doctorate”.
Top 7 Best Environmental Design & Architecture Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Environmental Design for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #1 spot on the list. North Carolina State University is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
NC State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,102 of the 36,042 students enrolled at NC State were GI Bill® students, of which 493 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,886. On top of their other funding sources, 27 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Environmental Design for a Doctorate. This large school is located in Charlottesville, Virginia, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s environmental design degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Virginia, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Virginia - Main Campus supports 25,628 students, and 3 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Environmental Design for a Doctorate list. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 4 doctorate’s environmental design degrees in 2020-2021.
Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 37,024 students enrolled at Virginia Tech, 119 are 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. During this same period, 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 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Environmental Design for a Doctorate. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s environmental design students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clemson, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 922 of the 26,406 students enrolled at Clemson University were GI Bill® students, of which 429 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,920. During this same period, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Clemson University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Environmental Design for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 1 doctorate’s environmental design degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU Anschutz, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 24,723 students enrolled at CU Anschutz were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. CU Anschutz does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus]](/colleges/university-of-colorado-denver/student-life/veterans/)
Texas Tech University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Environmental Design for a Doctorate ranking. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s environmental design degrees to qualified students.
Texas Tech also made our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6.Our most recent data shows that 1,242 of the 40,322 students enrolled at Texas Tech University were GI Bill® students, of which 630 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,480. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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University of Georgia came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Environmental Design for a Doctorate ranking. University of Georgia is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s environmental design degrees to qualified students.
UGA also took the #5 spot in our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 9 of the 39,147 students enrolled at University of Georgia were GI Bill® students, of which 3 were 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 funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.
[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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