2024 Best Landscape Architecture Doctor's Degree Schools

Landscape Architecturedoctorate programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #738 out of the 862 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Landscape Architecture Doctor's Degree Schools ranking.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to landscape architecture students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other landscape architecture students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized landscape architecture related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for landscape architecture students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Landscape Architecture Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Landscape Architecture Doctor's Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Landscape Architecture in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in landscape architecture.

Top Schools for a Doctorate in Landscape Architecture

1

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in landscape architecture has to look into Harvard University. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in landscape architecture from Harvard University

2

University of Oregon
Eugene, OR

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Oregon is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in landscape architecture. Located in the midsize city of Eugene, UO is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in landscape architecture from University of Oregon

Landscape Architecture by Region

View the Best Landscape Architecture Doctor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Landscape Architecture Related Rankings by Major

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to La Citta Vita. More about our data sources and methodologies.