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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Design (With Aid)

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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Environment Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

This year’s “Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in environmental design. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great environmental design programs and 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 program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid.

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

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s environment design degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree environment design students with aid list, NC State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Environmental Design Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Environmental Design at North Carolina State University

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s environment design degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree environment design students with aid list, Virginia Tech has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Environmental Design Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Environmental Design 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 Environment Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s environment design degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia also made our “Best Environmental Design Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394.

Read full report on Environmental Design at University of Virginia

#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 Environment Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. CU Anschutz is a large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 3 doctorate’s environment design degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz also took the #4 spot in our “Best Environmental Design Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Environmental Design at CU Anschutz

#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s environment design degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Environmental Design Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas Tech University Environmental Design Report

#6

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#2 in overall quality

Clemson University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Environment Design Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Clemson is a large public school situated in Clemson, South Carolina. It awarded 5 doctorate’s environment design degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson also made our “Best Environmental Design Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. 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

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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