2024 Best Landscape Architecture Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Landscape Architecture is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #188 out of the 343 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Landscape Architecture Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 31 master's degrees in landscape architecture during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on landscape architecture students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of landscape architecture students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt landscape architecture students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized landscape architecture related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for landscape architecture students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Landscape Architecture in the Far Western US Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in landscape architecture.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Master's in Landscape

1

University of Oregon
Eugene, OR

17 Annual Graduates

$49,262 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in landscape architecture needs to look into University of Oregon. UO is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Eugene.

Soon after graduating, landscape master's recipients usually make an average of $49,262 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a master’s in landscape architecture from University of Oregon

2

California State Polytechnic University - Pomona
Pomona, CA

3 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat California State Polytechnic University - Pomona if you wish to pursue a master's degree in landscape architecture. Cal Poly Pomona is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Pomona.More information about a master’s in landscape architecture from California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

2

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI

7 Annual Graduates

University of Hawaii at Manoa is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in landscape architecture. UH Manoa is a fairly large public university located in the city of Honolulu.More information about a master’s in landscape architecture from University of Hawaii at Manoa

Best Landscape Architecture Colleges by State

Explore the best landscape architecture colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	253	7
Oregon	158	17
Hawaii	85	7

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Rankings in Majors Related to Landscape

Landscape Architecture is one of 8 different types of Architecture & Related Services programs to choose from.

Landscape Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Landscape Architecture	31

Majors Similar to Landscape

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology	468
Urban & Regional Planning	354
General Architecture	84
Interior Architecture	46
Real Estate Development	40
Architecture (Other)	6

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to La Citta Vita. More about our data sources and methodologies.