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2026 Best Environmental Design & Architecture Schools in the Great Lakes Region

1 Colleges in the United States
36 Environmental Design & Architecture Degrees Awarded
$43,843 Avg Early-Career Salary

Environmental Design & Architecture is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. The schools below stand out for the quality of their environmental design & architecture programs.

For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for environmental design & architecture students pursuing a degree.

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Best Schools for Environmental Design & Architecture in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top Schools in Environmental Design & Architecture

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Leading the list is Bowling Green State University Main Campus, our #1 school for environmental design & architecture. Set in the town of Bowling Green, Bowling Green State University Main Campus is a large public institution. The six-year graduation rate is 61%. There were roughly 36 environmental design & architecture students who graduated with this degree at Bowling Green State University Main Campus in the most recent data year. Environmental Design & Architecture graduates of Bowling Green State University Main Campus earn a median of $43,843 early in their careers. Bowling Green State University Main Campus graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans. See the full environmental design & architecture program report for Bowling Green State University Main Campus

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 5 schools evaluated.

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