2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Landscape Architecture
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Landscape Architecture is the 224th most popular major in the country with 997 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 333 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 32 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree landscape students.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Landscape Architecture
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s list. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s landscape degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
North Dakota State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s list. Texas A&M College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 14 masters’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s list. Clemson is a large public school situated in Clemson, South Carolina. It awarded 5 masters’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.
Clemson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson are $23,246, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s landscape students in 2019-2020.
Mississippi State also took the #14 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State are $23,950, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Out of the 32 schools in the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s landscape degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.
Iowa State also took the #13 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948.
With a ranking of #6, Cornell University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s list. Cornell University is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 masters’s landscape degrees to qualified students.
Cornell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042.
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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Cal Poly Pomona is located in Pomona, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 masters’s landscape degrees to qualified students.
Cal Poly Pomona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona are $18,377, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s landscape degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
UT Austin also made our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #17. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Virginia Tech landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s ranking. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 6 masters’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.
Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Florida landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s ranking. UF is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130.
North Carolina State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #11. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 15 masters’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.
NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s ranking. UMN Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree landscape students list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Ball State University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s ranking. Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s landscape degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our master’s degree landscape students list, Ball State has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ball State University are $26,204, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Florida International University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 22 masters’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree landscape students list, FIU has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at FIU are $24,211, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Georgia came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s ranking. UGA is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476.
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SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #16. This small school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 10 masters’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ESF, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry are $24,990, but some majors have different tuition rates.
The City College of New York landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 9 masters’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.
CCNY not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The City College of New York are $20,832, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Boston Architectural College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 11 masters’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.
Boston Architectural College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston Architectural College are $25,970.
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Temple University landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 5 masters’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.
The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 7 masters’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s list. Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s landscape degrees to qualified students.
Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s ranking. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe also took the #23 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of Oregon did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #23. UO is a large public school situated in Eugene, Oregon. It awarded 6 masters’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.
UO also made our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #18. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oregon are $29,991.
University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s landscape students in 2019-2020.
UMass Amherst also took the #9 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Denver, Colorado, this large public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s landscape students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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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