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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Landscape Architecture (Income Over $110k) in the Far Western US Region

6 Ranked Colleges
136 Degrees Awarded
$24,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Landscape Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

This year’s “Best Vallue Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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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Best Vallue Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Landscape Architecture (Income Over $110k) in the Far Western US Region

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona landed the #1 spot on the list. California State Polytechnic University - 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is $12,734 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, 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 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #2 spot on the list. Las Vegas, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s landscape degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNLV, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Nevada - Las Vegas is $11,424 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students whose families make more than $110k.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Cal Poly 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.

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 estimated yearly cost for Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is $21,595 for far western us region bachelor’s degree landscape students whose families make more than $110k.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #4 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 took the #1 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UC Berkeley is $15,329 for far western us region bachelor’s degree landscape students whose families make more than $110k.

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

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#5

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k. This large school is located in Pullman, Washington, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu also made our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $16,358 for far western us region bachelor’s degree landscape students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Washington State University.

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%.

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#6

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

University of Oregon ranked #6 on this year’s Best Vallue Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Eugene, Oregon 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.

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 UO is $16,461 for far western us region bachelor’s degree landscape students whose families make more than $110k.

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%.

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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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