2024 Best Landscape Architecture Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

If you plan on getting your master's degree in landscape architecture, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #321 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Landscape Architecture Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 37 master's degrees in landscape architecture during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on landscape architecture students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of landscape architecture students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized landscape architecture related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Landscape Architecture Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Landscape Architecture in the Plains States Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in landscape architecture.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Master's in Landscape Architecture

1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you wish to pursue a master's degree in landscape architecture. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in landscape architecture from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

2

North Dakota State University - Main Campus
Fargo, ND

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat North Dakota State University - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a master's degree in landscape architecture. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Fargo.More information about a master’s in landscape architecture from North Dakota State University - Main Campus

Best Landscape Architecture Colleges by State

Explore the best landscape architecture colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	355	21
Iowa	298	4
North Dakota	167	12

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Rankings in Majors Related to Landscape Architecture

Landscape Architecture is one of 0 different types of Landscape Architecture programs to choose from.

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).
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