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2022 Best Value Landscape Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
141 Degrees Awarded
$15,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Landscape Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 in the Southwest 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 Southwest region, there were 141 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,900 and $28,635 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Landscape Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Landscape Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region landscape students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Colleges for Landscape Architecture in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Landscape Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s landscape degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #3 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech University is $17,571 for Southwest Region Landscape students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 ’s landscape degrees to qualified students.

UT Austin also made our “Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Austin is $18,023 for Southwest Region Landscape students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Landscape Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,648 for southwest region landscape students with aid per year to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 29 diplomas to qualified ’s landscape students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region landscape students with aid list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for southwest region landscape students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Landscape Architecture at Arizona State University - Tempe

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Landscape Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #5 spot on the list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s landscape degrees to 44 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M College Station is $19,057 for southwest region landscape students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 Texas A&M University - College Station Landscape Architecture Report

The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s landscape degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also took the #6 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,246 for Southwest Region Landscape students with aid per year to attend The University of Texas at Arlington.

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#7

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 ’s landscape degrees to qualified students.

UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $14,446 for southwest region landscape students with aid per year to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

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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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