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2022 Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
136 Degrees Awarded
$10,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 997 people earned their degree in landscape architecture, making the major the 392nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 182 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 136 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in landscape architecture. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent landscape architecture programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the landscape architecture program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree landscape architecture students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Landscape Architecture (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of California - Berkeley is a large public school situated in Berkeley, California. It awarded 22 bachelors’s landscape architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Berkeley, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $8,392 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape Architecture students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of California - Berkeley.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, 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 96%.

Full UC Berkeley Landscape Architecture Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a large public school situated in San Luis Obispo, California. It awarded 25 bachelors’s landscape architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $12,475 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape Architecture students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

The low student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Landscape Architecture Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is a large school located in Pomona, California that handed out 53 bachelors’s landscape architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly Pomona also made our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is $8,596 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape Architecture students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive 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 California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

#4

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Washington State University is located in Pullman, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s landscape architecture degrees to qualified students.

Wazzu also made our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $9,334 for far western us region bachelor’s degree landscape architecture students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Wazzu.

The low student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.

Read full report on Landscape Architecture at Wazzu

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a large public school situated in Las Vegas, Nevada. It awarded 12 bachelors’s landscape architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNLV, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas is $9,378 for far western us region bachelor’s degree landscape architecture students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Landscape Architecture at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

#6

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon
#6 in overall quality

University of Oregon came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Eugene, Oregon, this large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s landscape architecture students in 2019-2020.

UO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UO is $12,690 for far western us region bachelor’s degree landscape architecture students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Landscape Architecture at University of Oregon

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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