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2022 Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 74 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 45 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in landscape architecture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality landscape architecture programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the landscape architecture program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree landscape architecture students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Landscape Architecture (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s landscape architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree landscape architecture students whose families make $48-$75k list, Iowa State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Iowa State is $14,161 for plains states region bachelor’s degree landscape architecture students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Iowa State University Landscape Architecture Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s landscape architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree landscape architecture students whose families make $48-$75k list, UNL has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $16,197 for plains states region bachelor’s degree landscape architecture students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UNL Landscape Architecture Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 2 bachelors’s landscape architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus is $15,686 for plains states region bachelor’s degree landscape architecture students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Landscape Architecture at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

#4

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school situated in Brookings, South Dakota. It awarded 4 bachelors’s landscape architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Dakota State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for South Dakota State is $19,326 for plains states region bachelor’s degree landscape architecture students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.

Full South Dakota State Landscape Architecture Report

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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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