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2022 Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
141 Degrees Awarded
$15,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 Southwest region, there were 141 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 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 in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region landscape architecture students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Colleges for Landscape Architecture in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 31 ’s landscape architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech University is $17,571 for southwest region landscape architecture students with aid.

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

Full Texas Tech Landscape Architecture Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 11 ’s landscape architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Austin is $18,023 for Southwest Region Landscape Architecture students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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 full report on Landscape Architecture at The University of Texas at Austin

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also made our “Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $14,648 for Southwest Region Landscape Architecture students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus 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 Getting Aid list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 29 diplomas to qualified ’s landscape architecture students 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 $11,706 for southwest region landscape architecture students with aid per year to attend ASU - Tempe.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Landscape Architecture at Arizona State University - Tempe

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 44 ’s landscape architecture degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $19,057 for Southwest Region Landscape Architecture students with aid per year to attend Texas A&M College Station.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read full report on Landscape Architecture at Texas A&M College Station

The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. The University of Texas at Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also made our “Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Arlington is $14,246 for southwest region landscape architecture students with aid.

Read more about Landscape Architecture at UT Arlington

#7

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 7 ’s landscape architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also made our “Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend UNM is $14,446 for Southwest Region Landscape Architecture students with aid.

Read full report on Landscape Architecture at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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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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