Environmental Design

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Total Degrees
Awarded in 2020

724

growing 0.976%

Average Wage

$89,085

growing 5.38%

People in Workforce

393,099

growing 1.88%

Average Employee Age

44.3

growing 1.12%

About

The locations with the highest concentration of Environmental Design degree recipients are Boulder, CO, Tempe, AZ, and Raleigh, NC. The locations with a relatively high number of Environmental Design degree recipients are New Britain, PA, Boulder, CO, and Bowling Green, OH. The most common degree awarded to students studying Environmental Design is a bachelors degree.

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Architecture and Related Services Environmental Design

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Environmental Design and the types of students that study this field. University of Colorado Boulder awards the most degrees in Environmental Design in the US, but Otis College of Art and Design and Massachusetts College of Art and Design have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Environmental Design.

Tuition costs for Environmental Design majors are, on average, $0 for in-state public colleges, and $0 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Environmental Design programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (40 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (671 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Environmental Design

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Environmental Design, is Public, 4-year or above (671 completions).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Environmental Design programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

University of Colorado Boulder has the most Environmental Design degree recipients, with 141 degrees awarded in 2020.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Environmental Design.

Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution

Otis College of Art and Design
4.9%
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
4.06%
Maryland Institute College of Art
1.61%

Out of all institutions that offer Environmental Design programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Otis College of Art and Design has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Environmental Design, with 4.9%.

Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Environmental Design

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Environmental Design by year.

Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Environmental Design.

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Architecture and Related Services graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Architecture and Related Services majors is $89,085 and the most common occupations are Architects, except landscape and naval, Other managers, and Other designers.

The industry that employs the most Architecture and Related Services majors is Architectural, engineering & related services, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Management of companies & enterprises.

Wages

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Environmental Design is from the 2 Digit Course Architecture and Related Services.

$89,085

Average Wage in Workforce

± $3,046

5.38%

1 Year Growth

± 4.81%

The average salary for Architecture and Related Services majors is $89,085 and the most common occupations are Architects, except landscape and naval, Other managers, and Other designers.

This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Architecture and Related Services majors.

Highest Paying Locations

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Environmental Design is from the 2 Digit Course Architecture and Related Services.

Highest Paying Pumas

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Architecture and Related Services majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Architecture and Related Services majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

Occupations

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Environmental Design is from the 2 Digit Course Architecture and Related Services.

The most common occupations Architecture and Related Services majors, by number of employees, are Architects, except landscape and naval, Other managers, and Other designers.

Most Specialized

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Environmental Design is from the 2 Digit Course Architecture and Related Services.

Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Architecture and Related Services majors working as Architects, except landscape and naval, Landscape architects, and Urban & regional planners.

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Environmental Design is from the 2 Digit Course Architecture and Related Services.

The highest paid occupations by median income for Architecture and Related Services majors are Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, Physicians, and Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers.

Occupations by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Environmental Design is from the 2 Digit Course Architecture and Related Services.

393,099

2019 Workforce

± 15,373

1.88%

1 Year Growth

± 5.45%

The number of Architecture and Related Services graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 1.88%, from 385,830 in 2018 to 393,099 in 2019.

The largest single share of Architecture and Related Services graduates go on to work as Architects, except landscape and naval (28%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Architecture and Related Services by share of the total number of graduates.

Industries

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Environmental Design is from the 2 Digit Course Architecture and Related Services.

The most common industries that employ Architecture and Related Services majors, by number of employees, are Architectural, engineering & related services, Construction, and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges.

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Environmental Design is from the 2 Digit Course Architecture and Related Services.

The highest paying industries of Architecture and Related Services majors, by average wage, are Management of companies & enterprises, Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments, and Electronics stores.

Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Environmental Design is from the 2 Digit Course Architecture and Related Services.

393,099

2019 Workforce

± 15,373

1.88%

1 Year Growth

± 5.45%

The number of Architecture and Related Services graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 1.88%, from 385,830 in 2018 to 393,099 in 2019.

The industry which employs the most Architecture and Related Services graduates by share is Architectural, engineering & related services, followed by Construction. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Architecture and Related Services.

Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Environmental Design is from the 2 Digit Course Architecture and Related Services.

PUMAS with a relatively high number of Architecture and Related Services majors

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Architecture and Related Services majors.

Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Architecture and Related Services in the United States.

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Architecture and Related Services is 44.3.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Architecture and Related Services degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Architecture and Related Services (372 students).

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Environmental Design is from the 2 Digit Course Architecture and Related Services.

44.3

Average Age in 2019

± 0.531 Years

1.12%

1 Year Change

± 1.67%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Architecture and Related Services. The most common ages of employees with this major are 29 and 38 years old, which represent 3.6% and 3.13% of the population, respectively.

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Environmental Design are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Postbaccalaureate Certificate.

Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Environmental Design is from the 2 Digit Course Architecture and Related Services.

The most common degree types held by the working population in Architecture and Related Services are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (50.8%)

Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Environmental Design.

Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
372 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
137 degrees awarded
Non-resident Alien
99 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Environmental Design for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination

White Male
180 degrees awarded
White Female
150 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
67 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Environmental Design. White Male students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Environmental Design is from the 2 Digit Course Architecture and Related Services.

Most Common Countries of Origin

China
6,519 degree recipients
Mexico
6,273 degree recipients
Philippines
5,875 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

Syria
6.16 times more than expected
Iran
4.91 times more than expected
Spain
3.82 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Syria that hold Architecture and Related Services degrees (6.16 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is China (6,519 degree recipients).