Environmental Design at Auburn University

Auburn, AL · Bachelor's Degree · about 41 graduates a year

$44,929
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$62,697
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$57,461
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#2 of 12
Rank by pay
#2 of 12
Rank, wage-adjusted
$23,250
Median federal debt

Auburn University graduates in environmental design earn 9% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 37% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Auburn University Compares for Environmental Design

All 12 colleges reporting environmental design earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC$69,851$74,960#1—
2Auburn University Auburn, AL$62,697$71,167#2$44,929
3University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO$61,788$57,784#6$42,401
4Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH$59,873$63,893#3$43,843
5University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI$59,090$53,765#9$37,849
6Montana State University Bozeman, MT$57,668$62,993#4—
7Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ$56,561$58,117#5$37,226
8North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND$55,647$57,652#7—
9University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA$55,571$48,936#10—
10Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL$53,961$57,435#8—

Other Majors at Auburn University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$110,927$80,067#76 of 189
Chemical Engineering$106,726$82,217#24 of 158
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$102,756$68,607#15 of 59
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$99,799$78,680#109 of 258
Industrial Engineering$99,441$71,063#34 of 94
Architectural Engineering$97,759$77,115#1 of 16
Mechanical Engineering$93,246$74,005#123 of 318
Computer and Information Sciences$91,087$72,440#185 of 459
Accounting and Related Services$86,222$60,381#160 of 796
Finance and Financial Management Services$84,352$55,875#150 of 452
Applied Mathematics$83,741$60,671#27 of 45
Biology$83,053$22,132#16 of 841
Business Administration, Management and Operations$80,323$56,948#137 of 1176
International Business$80,076—#34 of 115
Civil Engineering$79,778$68,291#197 of 233
Marketing$74,702$45,460#128 of 516
Biological/Biosystems Engineering$74,411$59,050#9 of 9
Health and Medical Administrative Services$74,392$45,291#51 of 275
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$73,228$67,120#915 of 966
Economics$72,617—#240 of 368
Architecture$72,420$53,146#19 of 78
Interior Architecture$69,657—#1 of 17
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$68,939—#26 of 225
Agricultural Business and Management$68,658$50,936#25 of 77
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$67,413$41,458#59 of 178
Public Administration$66,141—#23 of 47
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods—$64,841—
Forestry$64,704$51,421#7 of 31
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$64,370—#85 of 93
Hospitality Administration/Management$63,419$40,664#30 of 137

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Auburn University environmental design graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $44,929 one year after graduating and $62,697 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Auburn University rank for environmental design?

Among 12 colleges reporting earnings for environmental design graduates, Auburn University ranks #2 by median pay four years after graduation, and #2 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is environmental design at Auburn University worth it?

Its graduates earn 9% more than the national median for environmental design ($57,461), and the median federal debt at graduation is $23,250.

← All data for Auburn University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.