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2022 Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
47 Degrees Awarded
$25,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Master's For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 728 people earned their degree in environmental design, making the major the 255th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, environmental design graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,900 and had an average of $23,950 in loans still to pay off.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 47 environmental design graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in environmental design. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality environmental design programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the environmental design program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 “Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Design (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Cornell is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornell, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Environmental Design Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042.

Read full report on Environmental Design at Cornell University

#2

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. Northeastern is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 6 masters’s environment design degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northeastern, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Environmental Design Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Environmental Design at Northeastern University

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s environment design degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa also made our “Best Environmental Design Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126.

Read more about Environmental Design at USF Tampa

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Iowa State University is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Environmental Design Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Environmental Design at Iowa State University

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #5 spot on the list. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #3 spot in our “Best Environmental Design Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Environmental Design at The University of Texas at Austin

#6

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Clemson University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 8 masters’s environment design degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Environmental Design Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246.

Full Clemson Environmental Design Report

#7

Boston Architectural College

Boston, Massachusetts

Boston Architectural College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 3 masters’s environment design degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston Architectural College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Environmental Design Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston Architectural College are $25,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Environmental Design at Boston Architectural College

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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