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Duke University leads the 50 Bachelor's Built Environment universities in the United States at #26 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Next come Rice University (QS World #119) and Ohio State University-Main Campus (QS World #190). The universities on this list offer 63 matching courses between them.
50 universities · ranked best first
how we rankPublic University · 1 course in Bachelor's Built Environment
Public University · 2 courses in Bachelor's Built Environment
Public University · 1 course in Bachelor's Built Environment
Public University · 1 course in Bachelor's Built Environment
Public University · 1 course in Bachelor's Built Environment
Public University · 1 course in Bachelor's Built Environment
Public University · 1 course in Bachelor's Built Environment
Public University · 1 course in Bachelor's Built Environment
Public University · 1 course in Bachelor's Built Environment
Public University · 1 course in Bachelor's Built Environment
Public University · 1 course in Bachelor's Built Environment
Public University · 1 course in Bachelor's Built Environment
Public University · 5 courses in Bachelor's Built Environment
Public University · 1 course in Bachelor's Built Environment
Public University · 1 course in Bachelor's Built Environment
Public University · 1 course in Bachelor's Built Environment
Public University · 1 course in Bachelor's Built Environment
Public University · 1 course in Bachelor's Built Environment
Public University · 1 course in Bachelor's Built Environment
Public University · 1 course in Bachelor's Built Environment
Public University · 1 course in Bachelor's Built Environment
Public University · 2 courses in Bachelor's Built Environment
Public University · 1 course in Bachelor's Built Environment
Public University · 1 course in Bachelor's Built Environment
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5 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #26 (Duke University) to #488 (University of Hawaii at Manoa); they are listed first, in that order. Below them, universities follow their research output: Duke University is cited most (31,092,083 citations). 6 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
49 are public and 1 private (98% public). By location, Puerto Rico (2), Ohio (1) and Washington (1) account for the most of those we can place. Ohio State University-Main Campus is the largest, with 45,638 students.
Within the subject, the largest areas are Built Environment (54), Construction Management (8) and Real Estate (1). The usual length is 4 years. 96% are full-time and 1 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (100% of courses with a stated intake). University of Arkansas - Little Rock offers the widest choice, with 5 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 4 of these universities. University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is the least expensive at USD 5,274 a year and University of Washington-Tacoma Campus the most at USD 43,404; the middle of the range is about USD 40,022. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
Duke University (QS World #26), Rice University (QS World #119) and Ohio State University-Main Campus (QS World #190) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is the least expensive at about USD 5,274 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
49 public and 1 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
1 of these courses are listed as online.
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