Boulder, Colorado · Public
Environmental Design at University of Colorado Boulder
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 1.5% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $25,346 school-wide net price and $69,738 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
1.5% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a measurable award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 1.5% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 46
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 78.1%
- Graduation rate
- 74.2%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $25,346/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $101,384
- Median debt
- $19,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $69,738/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (1.5%), school-wide average net price ($25,346), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($69,738), and peer averages from 46 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 46 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of C, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is 4.1x the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($5,575 above), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($5,299 above). Together, those school-level evidence points place University of Colorado Boulder in the top 80% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · 0.1% of reported awards · $13,481 net A+ 
Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL · 0.4% of reported awards · $8,752 net A Portland State University Portland, OR · 0.0% of reported awards · $9,552 net A University of South Florida Tampa, FL · 0.1% of reported awards · $9,812 net A University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO · 0.0% of reported awards · $11,900 net A 
Harvard University Cambridge, MA · 0.4% of reported awards · $19,066 net A 
The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX · 0.2% of reported awards · $10,836 net A Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Environmental Design accounts for 1.5% of the awards or completions reported for University of Colorado Boulder. That award concentration is higher than at 93% of schools in this field set and is 4.1x the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
University of Colorado Boulder's average net price is $25,346 per year, about $101,384 over four years. That is $5,575 above the $19,771 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $69,738 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $5,299 above the $64,439 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places University of Colorado Boulder #37 of 46 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.