2025 Best Environmental Design Schools in the Far Western US Region

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in environmental design. It is ranked #258 out of 395 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of environmental design. Combined, these schools handed out 87 degrees in environmental design to qualified students.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Environmental Design Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Environmental Design in the Far Western US Region

The schools below may not offer all types of environment design degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Far Western US Region Schools in Environment Design

1

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of California - Berkeley is a great option for students interested in a degree in environmental design. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in environmental design from University of California - Berkeley

2

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

43 Environment Design Degrees Awarded

9.3% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Hawaii at Manoa if you wish to pursue a degree in environmental design. Located in the large city of Honolulu, UH Manoa is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their degree from the environment design program report average early career income of $37,849.

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Best Environmental Design Colleges by State

Explore the best environmental design schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	330	37
Washington	300	0
Hawaii	164	39

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Rankings in Majors Related to Environment Design

Environmental Design is one of 8 different types of Architecture & Related Services programs to choose from.

Environment Design Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Environmental Design & Architecture	87

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Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology	1,752
General Architecture	542
Urban & Regional Planning	476
Real Estate Development	194
Landscape Architecture	189
Interior Architecture	121
Architectural History	17
Architecture (Other)	8

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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