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2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
136 Degrees Awarded
$11,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 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.

This year’s “Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in landscape architecture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality landscape architecture programs that also have a lower cost than 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 $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Landscape Architecture (Income $30-$48k) 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Berkeley, California, this large public school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s landscape students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Berkeley, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $9,130 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of California - Berkeley.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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 UC Berkeley Landscape Architecture Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #2 spot on the list. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s landscape degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $14,680 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo.

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%. 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 full report on Landscape Architecture at Cal Poly 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 $30-$48k. Cal Poly Pomona is a public institution located in Pomona, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 53 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree landscape students whose families make $30-$48k list, Cal Poly Pomona has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Cal Poly Pomona is $9,630 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Landscape Architecture at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

#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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s landscape degrees to qualified students.

Wazzu also took the #4 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Washington State University is $11,337 for far western us region bachelor’s degree landscape students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.

Read full report on Landscape Architecture at Washington State University

#5 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #5 spot on the list. UNLV is a public institution located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNLV also took the #5 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas is $9,880 for far western us region bachelor’s degree landscape students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Landscape Architecture at UNLV

#6

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

With a ranking of #6, University of Oregon did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Eugene, Oregon, and it awarded 10 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 $30-$48k list, UO has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $13,108 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Oregon.

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%.

Read more about Landscape Architecture at UO

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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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