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2025 Best Environmental Design Schools in the Southwest Region

2 Colleges in the Southwest Region
107 Environment Design Degrees Awarded
$40,700 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you're seeking a degree in environmental design, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #258 one in the country in terms of popularity.This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Environmental Design Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 107 degrees in environmental design annually.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Environment Design
Doctor's Degrees in Environment Design

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Environmental Design Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Environmental Design in the Southwest Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the environment design degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Southwest Region Schools in Environment Design

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
58 Environment Design Degrees Awarded
$37,226 Median Starting Salary

Arizona State University - Tempe is a good choice for students interested in a degree in environmental design. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population.

Students who graduate with their degree from the environment design program report average early career earnings of $37,226.

More information about a degree in environmental design from Arizona State University - Tempe

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of New Mexico - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in environmental design. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in environmental design from University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Best Environmental Design Colleges by State

Explore the best environmental design schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 317 20
Arizona 287 59
New Mexico 219 28

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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 100
Healthcare Environment Design/Architecture 7

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Related Major Annual Graduates
General Architecture 910
Architectural Sciences & Technology 497
Urban & Regional Planning 447
Landscape Architecture 103
Real Estate Development 49
Interior Architecture 38
Architecture (Other) 28
Architectural History 9

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