Is a Environmental Design degree worth it?
Across 9 schools, graduates of Environmental Design earn a median $61,629 five years out on $21,249 of debt — most often working as Architectural and Engineering Managers. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$61,629
Median debt
$21,249
Years to pay off
3.4
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
47%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+3.7%
BLS 2024–2034
Gender pay gap
12.5%
$68,881 vs $60,247
Net price
$19,889/yr
Debt-test failures
0%
of programs
'Real' premium
−$5,749
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Environmental Design in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.