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

8 Ranked Colleges
133 Degrees Awarded
$10,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Southeast 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 Southeast region, there were 232 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,825 and $27,732 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 133 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the landscape architecture program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Landscape Architecture (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s landscape degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $1,994 for southeast region bachelor’s degree landscape students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Florida.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Landscape Architecture at University of Florida

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school awarded 39 degrees to qualified bachelors’s landscape students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $7,541 for southeast region bachelor’s degree landscape students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UGA.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, 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%.

Full University of Georgia Landscape Architecture Report

#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also made our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Tech is $11,138 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Landscape Architecture at Virginia Tech

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this large public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s landscape students in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Louisiana State University is $8,433 for southeast region bachelor’s degree landscape students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Louisiana State University Landscape Architecture Report

#5

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, this large public school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s landscape students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clemson, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $13,698 for southeast region bachelor’s degree landscape students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Clemson.

The low student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Landscape Architecture at Clemson University

#6

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#5 in overall quality

Mississippi State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s landscape degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mississippi State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mississippi State University is $13,986 for Southeast 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 85%.

Full Mississippi State Landscape Architecture Report

#7

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Arkansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s landscape students in 2019-2020.

UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Arkansas is $12,094 for southeast 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 85%.

Full University of Arkansas Landscape Architecture Report

#8

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#8 in overall quality

University of Kentucky landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Kentucky is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UK also took the #8 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UK is $11,848 for southeast region bachelor’s degree landscape students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Landscape Architecture at University of Kentucky

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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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