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

4 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
$12,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Plains States 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 Plains States region, there were 74 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,000 and $30,100 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 45 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 4 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.

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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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 Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Landscape Architecture (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Iowa State is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Iowa State is $10,054 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Full Iowa State University Landscape Architecture Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s landscape students in 2019-2020.

UNL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Nebraska - Lincoln is $12,216 for plains states region bachelor’s degree landscape students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Landscape Architecture at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s landscape degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree landscape students whose families make $0-$30k list, North Dakota State University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Dakota State University is $11,524 for plains states region bachelor’s degree landscape students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Landscape Architecture Report

#4

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. South Dakota State University is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s landscape degrees to qualified students.

South Dakota State also made our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend South Dakota State University is $15,285 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.8% 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 South Dakota State 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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