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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Landscape Architecture in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

4 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
$17,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid” ranking.

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 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 Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree landscape students with aid.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Landscape Architecture in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Iowa State University is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 25 bachelors’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also made our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Iowa State University is $15,496 for plains states region bachelor’s degree landscape students with aid.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Landscape Architecture at Iowa State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 2 bachelors’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $16,584 for plains states region bachelor’s degree landscape students with aid per year to attend North Dakota State University.

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%.

Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Landscape Architecture Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s landscape degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree landscape students with aid list, UNL has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNL is $17,208 for plains states region bachelor’s degree landscape students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Nebraska - Lincoln Landscape Architecture Report

#4

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. 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 took the #4 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $19,252 for plains states region bachelor’s degree landscape students with aid per year to attend South Dakota State University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Landscape Architecture at South Dakota State

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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%.

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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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