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2025 Best Landscape Architecture Schools

26 Colleges in the United States
926 Landscape Architecture Degrees Awarded
A degree in landscape architecture is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #451 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 26 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of landscape architecture. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 926 degrees in landscape architecture annually.

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Choosing a Great Landscape Architecture School

Best Landscape Architecture Schools The landscape architecture program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Landscape Architecture rankings. For our Best Overall Landscape Architecture School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Landscape Architecture Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Landscape Architecture
Master's Degrees in Landscape Architecture
Doctor's Degrees in Landscape Architecture

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Landscape Architecture Schools list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Landscape Architecture in the United States

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the landscape architecture degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Schools in Landscape Architecture

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
37 Landscape Architecture Degrees Awarded

Cornell University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in landscape architecture. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.

There were approximately 37 landscape architecture students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI

University of Wisconsin - Madison is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in landscape architecture. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were approximately 12 landscape architecture students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.

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Any student who is interested in landscape architecture needs to take a look at University of Washington - Seattle Campus. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.More information about a degree in landscape architecture from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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Every student pursuing a degree in landscape architecture needs to check out University of Massachusetts Amherst. Located in the small city of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #60 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.More information about a degree in landscape architecture from University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
34 Landscape Architecture Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.

There were roughly 34 landscape architecture students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
74 Landscape Architecture Degrees Awarded

Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public university located in the suburb of Pomona. This university ranks 60th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 74 landscape architecture students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly Pomona in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OR
7.4% Growth in Graduates

UO is a very large public university located in the city of Eugene. This university ranks 1st out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.

There were approximately 27 landscape architecture students who graduated with this degree at UO in the most recent year we have data available.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA

Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #97 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.

There were about 9 landscape architecture students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In GA
52 Landscape Architecture Degrees Awarded

Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.

There were about 52 landscape architecture students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX

Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

There were about 8 landscape architecture students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year.

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Landscape Architecture by Region

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