Best Schools for Environmental Design in 2026
These are the top schools offering Environmental Design, ranked by DegreeWorth Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Environmental Design graduate earns $40,700/yr across 6 schools.
All Environmental Design Programs Ranked
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| # | School | DW Score | Earnings | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO · Public |
49
51–50 |
$42,401/yr | 9.3x |
| 2 |
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Bowling Green, OH · Public |
48
49–49 |
$43,843/yr | 9.4x |
| 3 |
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI · Public |
46
53–47 |
$37,849/yr | 12.4x |
| 4 |
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY · Public |
46
53–47 |
$37,952/yr | 13.4x |
| 5 |
Auburn University
Auburn, AL · Public |
43
44–45 |
$44,929/yr | 8.0x |
| 6 |
Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe, AZ · Public |
33
41–34 |
$37,226/yr | 6.7x |
Methodology
Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (10-year projected earnings vs. 4-year tuition).
Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.