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2022 Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
141 Degrees Awarded
$11,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Landscape Architecture is the 392nd most popular major in the country with 997 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 141 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Colleges for Landscape Architecture (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 31 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech is $12,317 for Southwest Region Landscape Architecture students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read full report on Landscape Architecture at Texas Tech University

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. OSU is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $8,669 for southwest region landscape architecture students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 44 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M College Station is $11,454 for Southwest Region Landscape Architecture students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Texas A&M College Station Landscape Architecture Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 29 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $7,044 for Southwest Region Landscape Architecture students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Arizona State University - Tempe.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full ASU - Tempe Landscape Architecture Report

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #5 spot on the list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s landscape architecture degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,203 for southwest region landscape architecture students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend The University of Texas at Austin.

The low student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Landscape Architecture at UT Austin

The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s landscape architecture degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region landscape architecture students whose families make $0-$30k list, UT Arlington has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,811 for southwest region landscape architecture students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UT Arlington.

Full UT Arlington Landscape Architecture Report

#7

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 ’s landscape architecture degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNM is $13,242 for Southwest Region Landscape Architecture students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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