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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Landscape Architecture (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
72 Degrees Awarded
$24,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 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 $75-$110k” 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Landscape Architecture (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Cornell University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree landscape architecture students whose families make $75-$110k list, Cornell has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $23,128 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree landscape architecture students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Cornell University.

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. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

Read more about Landscape Architecture at Cornell University

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry is a small public school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 17 bachelors’s landscape architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

ESF also took the #2 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $21,656 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree landscape architecture students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, 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 86%.

Read more about Landscape Architecture at ESF

#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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #3 spot on the list. UMCP is a large public school situated in College Park, Maryland. It awarded 3 bachelors’s landscape architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP also took 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 $22,710 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree landscape architecture students whose families make $75-$110k.

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%.

Full University of Maryland - College Park Landscape Architecture Report

#4

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Rutgers New Brunswick is a public institution located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $26,914 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree landscape architecture students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Rutgers New Brunswick.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Rutgers New Brunswick 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 $75-$110k. Thomas Jefferson University is a medium-sized school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 bachelors’s landscape architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Thomas Jefferson University also made our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Thomas Jefferson University is $27,676 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape Architecture students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Thomas Jefferson University Landscape Architecture Report

#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 $75-$110k ranking. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s landscape architecture degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Temple also took the #6 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Temple is $25,075 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape Architecture students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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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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