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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Landscape Architecture (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
72 Degrees Awarded
$13,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Landscape Architecture is the 224th most popular major in the country with 997 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 141 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,600 and $27,833 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 72 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in landscape architecture. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent landscape architecture programs, but they also cost less that 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 Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #1 spot on the list. Cornell is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 13 bachelors’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Cornell is $7,484 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree landscape students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Landscape Architecture at Cornell University

#2

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Maryland - College Park is a public institution located in College Park, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP also made our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $8,054 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UMCP.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UMCP Landscape Architecture Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Syracuse, New York, this small public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s landscape students in 2019-2020.

ESF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $12,838 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree landscape students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend ESF.

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 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Landscape Architecture at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

#4

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s landscape degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also took the #3 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rutgers New Brunswick is $13,545 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree landscape students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low student loan default rate of 3.6% 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 Rutgers New Brunswick Landscape Architecture Report

#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Temple is a public institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree landscape students whose families make $0-$30k list, Temple has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $18,315 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Temple University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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#6

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

Thomas Jefferson University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Thomas Jefferson University also made our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Thomas Jefferson University is $18,118 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Thomas Jefferson University Landscape Architecture Report

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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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