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2027 Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools in New York

[Landscape Architecture](/majors/architecture-and-related-services/landscape-architecture/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for landscape architecture students.

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• Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools in New York

2027 Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools in New York

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the landscape architecture degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools

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Cuny City College
New York, NY

$7,340 In-State Tuition & Fees

$13,389 Avg Student Debt

$66,039 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in landscape architecture, no school beat Cuny City College this year. Set in the city of New York, Cuny City College is a large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $7,340, compared with $15,290 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for landscape architecture graduates is $13,389. Early-career landscape architecture graduates make about $53,154. That is a strong return on a $13,389 median debt. Roughly 60% of applicants are accepted.

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Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

$69,314 In-State Tuition & Fees

$15,005 Avg Student Debt

$104,043 Median Earnings (10yr)

Cornell University came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best value landscape architecture schools. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell University is a very large private not-for-profit university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $69,314. Landscape Architecture graduates carry a median of $15,005 in student loans. Soon after graduation, landscape architecture degree recipients from Cornell University generally make around $61,261. Set against $15,005 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Cornell University admits about 9% of applicants.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.