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2027 Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools in Pennsylvania

[Landscape Architecture](/majors/architecture-and-related-services/landscape-architecture/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value landscape architecture schools.

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• Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools in Pennsylvania

2027 Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools in Pennsylvania

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in landscape architecture, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools

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University Of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

$68,686 In-State Tuition & Fees

$16,155 Avg Student Debt

$111,371 Median Earnings (10yr)

University Of Pennsylvania earned the #1 spot for value among landscape architecture schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, University Of Pennsylvania is a very large private not-for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $68,686 in tuition and fees. Landscape Architecture graduates carry a median of $16,155 in student loans. Soon after graduation, landscape architecture degree recipients from University Of Pennsylvania generally make around $99,682. That is a strong return on a $16,155 median debt. University Of Pennsylvania admits about 5% of applicants.

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Pennsylvania State University Main Campus
University Park, PA

$20,644 In-State Tuition & Fees

$30,999 Avg Student Debt

$63,435 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Pennsylvania State University Main Campus earned it the #2 place for landscape architecture. Pennsylvania State University Main Campus is a very large public school located in the city of University Park. Students from in state pay about $20,644 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $41,790. Students borrow a median of $30,999 to complete the landscape architecture program here. Early-career landscape architecture graduates make about $58,304. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 61%.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, 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.