2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Landscape Architecture
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s” 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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 627 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 37 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.
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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Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Landscape Architecture
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s landscape students in 2019-2020.
North Dakota State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for North Dakota State University is $16,584 for Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full North Dakota State University Landscape Architecture Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend South Dakota State is $19,252 for bachelor’s degree landscape students.
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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Iowa State is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Iowa State is $15,496 for Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Out of the 37 schools in the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona landed the #4 spot on the list. Cal Poly Pomona is a large school located in Pomona, California that handed out 53 bachelors’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree landscape students list, Cal Poly Pomona has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is $12,734 for Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read more about Landscape Architecture at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s. ESF is located in Syracuse, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s landscape degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ESF, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend ESF is $19,737 for Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Full SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Landscape Architecture Report
Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 31 degrees to qualified bachelors’s landscape students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree landscape students list, Texas Tech has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $17,571 for bachelor’s degree landscape students per year to attend Texas Tech University.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #7, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Purdue University - Main Campus is a public institution located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Purdue not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Purdue University - Main Campus is $13,986 for Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Full Purdue University - Main Campus Landscape Architecture Report
With a ranking of #8, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.
OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $14,648 for Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students per year to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s landscape students in 2019-2020.
UF also took the #7 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $6,302 for Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students per year to attend UF.
The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 97%.
Read more about Landscape Architecture at University of Florida
With a ranking of #10, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in San Luis Obispo, California, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $21,595 for Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students per year to attend Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #11, Mississippi State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Mississippi State is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 15 bachelors’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Mississippi State University is $16,173 for Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Landscape Architecture at Mississippi State University
With a ranking of #12, University of Georgia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 39 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s landscape students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Georgia is $13,649 for Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, Ball State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Ball State is a large public school situated in Muncie, Indiana. It awarded 7 bachelors’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.
Ball State also made our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #19. It costs about $15,147 for Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students per year to attend Ball State.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 14 bachelors’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNL, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln is $17,208 for Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rutgers New Brunswick, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $21,654 for bachelor’s degree landscape students per year to attend Rutgers New Brunswick.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #16, Boston Architectural College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s landscape degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
Boston Architectural College also took the #24 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Boston Architectural College is $28,865 for Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Boston Architectural College Landscape Architecture Report
Virginia Tech landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 3 bachelors’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.
Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Tech is $21,198 for Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students.
The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
University of Nevada - Las Vegas came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s landscape degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $11,424 for bachelor’s degree landscape students per year to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas.
University of Arkansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #19. University of Arkansas is a large school located in Fayetteville, Arkansas that handed out 3 bachelors’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Arkansas is $16,381 for Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Louisiana State University is a large school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 14 bachelors’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Louisiana State University is $15,465 for Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full Louisiana State University Landscape Architecture Report
Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s landscape degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Colorado State is $18,668 for bachelor’s degree landscape students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #22. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 26 bachelors’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $11,706 for Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students per year to attend ASU - Tempe.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Washington State University landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Pullman, Washington, this large public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s landscape students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $16,358 for bachelor’s degree landscape students per year to attend Wazzu.
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%.
University of Idaho landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Moscow, Idaho, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,132 for Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students per year to attend U of I.
University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree landscape students list, UMass Amherst has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $22,501 for Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students per year to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Landscape Architecture at University of Massachusetts Amherst
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- 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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- 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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