2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

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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. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 42 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the landscape architecture program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Landscape Architecture in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 14 masters’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #1 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$22,886 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s landscape students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree landscape students list, UT Austin has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886.

Full The University of Texas at Austin Landscape Architecture Report

#3

The University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$23,376 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #3 spot on the list. UT Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree landscape students list, UT Arlington has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376.

Full The University of Texas at Arlington Landscape Architecture Report

#4

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#4 in overall quality

$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$44,170 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 7 masters’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Landscape Architecture at 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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