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2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
136 Degrees Awarded
$10,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 997 people earned their degree in landscape architecture, making the major the 224th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, landscape architecture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $45,411 and had an average of $27,759 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 182 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,775 and $21,874 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 136 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in landscape architecture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great landscape architecture programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the landscape architecture program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree landscape students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Landscape Architecture (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #1 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s landscape degrees to qualified students.

UC Berkeley also made our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend UC Berkeley is $8,392 for far western us region bachelor’s degree landscape students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.

Full UC Berkeley Landscape Architecture Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in San Luis Obispo, California, this large public school handed out 25 degrees to qualified bachelors’s landscape students in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also took the #2 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is $12,475 for far western us region bachelor’s degree landscape students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, 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 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Cal Poly Pomona is located in Pomona, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 53 bachelors’s landscape degrees to qualified students.

Cal Poly Pomona also took the #3 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $8,596 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Cal Poly Pomona.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Landscape Architecture Report

#4

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Washington State University is a large school located in Pullman, Washington that handed out 13 bachelors’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree landscape students whose families make $0-$30k list, Wazzu has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $9,334 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Wazzu.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Landscape Architecture at Washington State University

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, this large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s landscape students in 2019-2020.

UNLV also made our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $9,378 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Read more about Landscape Architecture at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

#6

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

University of Oregon landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Oregon is a large public school situated in Eugene, Oregon. It awarded 10 bachelors’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UO, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Oregon is $12,690 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Landscape Architecture at University of Oregon

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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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