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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Landscape Architecture in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
62 Degrees Awarded
$28,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.

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.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 141 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,600 and $27,833 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 62 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The landscape school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region”.

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Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree landscape students.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Landscape Architecture in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Ithaca, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified masters’s landscape students in 2019-2020.

Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Cornell University Landscape Architecture Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry landed the #2 spot on the list. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry is located in Syracuse, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s landscape degrees to qualified students.

ESF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ESF are $24,990, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

The City College of New York

New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The City College of New York. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The City College of New York is a fairly large public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 9 masters’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CCNY, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The City College of New York are $20,832, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Landscape Architecture at The City College of New York

#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s landscape students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Temple, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Temple Landscape Architecture Report

#5

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a large public school situated in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It awarded 8 masters’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132.

Full Rutgers University - New Brunswick Landscape Architecture Report

#6

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Pennsylvania State University - University Park did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6.

Penn State University Park also made our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pennsylvania State University - University Park are $38,728, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Pennsylvania State University - University Park Landscape Architecture Report

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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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