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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Landscape Architecture in the Southeast Region

8 Ranked Colleges
133 Degrees Awarded
$15,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Southeast Region” 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 Southeast region, there were 232 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 133 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in landscape architecture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality landscape architecture programs that also have a lower cost than 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 for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Landscape Architecture in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s landscape architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UF, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UF is $6,302 for southeast region bachelor’s degree landscape architecture students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UF Landscape Architecture Report

#2

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, this large public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s landscape architecture students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mississippi State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mississippi State is $16,173 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape Architecture students.

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

Read full report on Landscape Architecture at Mississippi State University

#3

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 39 degrees to qualified bachelors’s landscape architecture students in 2019-2020.

UGA also made our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for UGA is $13,649 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape Architecture students.

The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Landscape Architecture at UGA

#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 3 bachelors’s landscape architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Tech is $21,198 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape Architecture students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Landscape Architecture at Virginia Tech

#5

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #5 spot on the list. UARK is a public institution located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UARK also took the #7 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,381 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape Architecture students per year to attend UARK.

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

Full University of Arkansas Landscape Architecture Report

#6 in overall quality

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s landscape architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $15,465 for southeast region bachelor’s degree landscape architecture students per year to attend Louisiana State University.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Louisiana State University Landscape Architecture Report

#7

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#4 in overall quality

Clemson University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Clemson is a large public school situated in Clemson, South Carolina. It awarded 25 bachelors’s landscape architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clemson, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Clemson University is $20,008 for southeast region bachelor’s degree landscape architecture students.

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

#8

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#8 in overall quality

University of Kentucky came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s landscape architecture students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree landscape architecture students list, UK has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $17,127 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape Architecture students per year to attend University of Kentucky.

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

Read more about Landscape Architecture at UK

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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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