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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Landscape Architecture (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
72 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 141 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 72 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Landscape Architecture (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Ithaca, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s landscape architecture students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornell, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $11,869 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree landscape architecture students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Cornell University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Cornell University Landscape Architecture Report

#2

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s landscape architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also took the #3 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rutgers New Brunswick is $20,935 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape Architecture students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Landscape Architecture at Rutgers New Brunswick

#3

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #3 spot on the list. College Park, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s landscape architecture degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMCP, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Maryland - College Park is $18,418 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape Architecture students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Landscape Architecture at UMCP

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry landed the #4 spot on the list. ESF is located in Syracuse, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s landscape architecture degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree landscape architecture students whose families make $48-$75k list, ESF has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry is $20,095 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree landscape architecture students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Landscape Architecture Report

#5

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Thomas Jefferson University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This medium-sized school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s landscape architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Thomas Jefferson University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Thomas Jefferson University is $22,312 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape Architecture students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Landscape Architecture at Thomas Jefferson University

#6

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Temple University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s landscape architecture students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree landscape architecture students whose families make $48-$75k list, Temple has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $21,743 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree landscape architecture students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Temple.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Landscape Architecture at Temple

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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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