2025 Best Landscape Architecture Schools
26
Colleges in the United States
926
Landscape Degrees Awarded
$53,021
Avg Early-Career Salary
You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in
landscape architecture. It is ranked #247 out of 395 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 26 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Landscape Architecture Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 926 degrees in landscape architecture to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Landscape Architecture School
The landscape 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. We derive our Best Overall Landscape Architecture School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Landscape Architecture Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Landscape Architecture Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Landscape Architecture in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of landscape degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
10 Top Schools in Landscape
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NY
37
Landscape Degrees Awarded
Any student who is interested in landscape architecture needs to look into Cornell University. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were roughly 37 landscape architecture students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in landscape architecture from Cornell University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In WI
Any student pursuing a degree in landscape architecture has to check out University of Wisconsin - Madison. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 colleges 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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It's difficult to beat University of Washington - Seattle Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in landscape architecture. UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.More information about a degree in landscape architecture from University of Washington - Seattle Campus
It's hard to beat University of Massachusetts Amherst if you wish to pursue a degree in landscape architecture. UMass Amherst is a very large public university located in the city of Amherst. A Best Colleges rank of #60 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.
Students who receive their degree from the landscape program earn about $46,163 in the first couple years of their career.
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Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were approximately 34 landscape architecture students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the landscape program report average early career wages of $54,214.
More information about a degree in landscape architecture from Texas A&M University - College Station
Located in the suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 60th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 74 landscape architecture students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly Pomona in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the landscape program report average early career wages of $47,253.
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Located in the city of Eugene, UO is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were roughly 27 landscape architecture students who graduated with this degree at UO in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in landscape architecture from University of Oregon
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In PA
Temple is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #97 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.
There were approximately 9 landscape architecture students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available.
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UGA is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 52 landscape architecture students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the landscape program state that they receive average early career wages of $54,777.
More information about a degree in landscape architecture from University of Georgia
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In TX
UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were approximately 8 landscape architecture students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year.
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