2022 Best Vallue Landscape Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Landscape Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” 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 Southwest region, there were 141 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,900 and $28,635 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 42 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Landscape Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in landscape architecture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality landscape architecture programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Landscape Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Landscape Architecture (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$22,886 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Landscape Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 11 masters’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also made our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Landscape Architecture at The University of Texas at Austin

#2

The University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$23,376 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Landscape Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. The University of Texas at Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s landscape degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Arlington, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Landscape Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #3 spot on the list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s landscape degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #0 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Landscape Architecture at ASU - Tempe

#4

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Landscape Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified masters’s landscape students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Landscape Architecture Report

#5

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#4 in overall quality

$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$44,170 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Landscape Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s landscape students in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #4 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Landscape Architecture at UNM

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Landscape Architecture (Income Over $110k)

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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