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2023 Best Value Landscape Schools in the Southeast Region

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204 Degrees Awarded
$15,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Landscape Schools in the Southeast Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Landscape Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Landscape Architecture is the 247th most popular major in the country with 905 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, landscape architecture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,957 and had an average of $24,403 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 204 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,787 and $27,333 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Landscape Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in landscape architecture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great landscape architecture programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the landscape architecture program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Landscape Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Landscape Schools in the Southeast Region.

Top 10 Best Value Colleges for Landscape Architecture in the Southeast Region

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Landscape Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Mississippi State University is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 24 ’s landscape degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region landscape students list, Mississippi State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mississippi State is $16,122 for southeast region landscape students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Mississippi State University Landscape Architecture Report

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Landscape Schools in the Southeast Region list. University of Florida is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 18 ’s landscape degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region landscape students list, UF has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UF is $5,135 for southeast region landscape students.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Landscape Architecture at UF

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Landscape Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Georgia is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 67 ’s landscape degrees in 2020-2021.

UGA also made our “Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for University of Georgia is $14,257 for southeast region landscape students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read more about Landscape Architecture at University of Georgia

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Landscape Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified ’s landscape students in 2020-2021.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Tech is $21,301 for southeast region landscape students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read full report on Landscape Architecture at Virginia Tech

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Landscape Schools in the Southeast Region list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s landscape degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.

FIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Florida International University is $5,298 for Southeast Region Landscape students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Landscape Architecture at FIU

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas

With a ranking of #6, University of Arkansas did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Landscape Schools in the Southeast Region list. University of Arkansas is a large school located in Fayetteville, Arkansas that handed out 10 ’s landscape degrees in 2020-2021.

UARK also made our “Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $16,507 for southeast region landscape students per year to attend University of Arkansas.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UARK Landscape Architecture Report

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Value Landscape Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified ’s landscape students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region landscape students list, Louisiana State University has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $17,811 for Southeast Region Landscape students per year to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Landscape Architecture at Louisiana State University

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Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina

Clemson University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Landscape Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, this large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified ’s landscape students in 2020-2021.

Clemson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Clemson University is $21,262 for southeast region landscape students.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Clemson University Landscape Architecture Report

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Landscape Schools in the Southeast Region list. UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s landscape degrees to qualified students.

UT Knoxville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UT Knoxville is $18,579 for Southeast Region Landscape students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Read full report on Landscape Architecture at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

With a ranking of #10, University of Kentucky did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Landscape Schools in the Southeast Region list. University of Kentucky is a large public school situated in Lexington, Kentucky. It awarded 10 ’s landscape degrees in 2020-2021.

UK also took the #10 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $18,203 for southeast region landscape students per year to attend University of Kentucky.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Landscape Architecture at UK

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