by our College Data Analytics Team
[Landscape Architecture](/majors/architecture-and-related-services/landscape-architecture/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The highest-paying schools turn a landscape architecture degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools to find where landscape architecture graduates earn the most.
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Below are the schools whose landscape architecture graduates go on to earn the most.
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo earned the #1 spot for highest-paid landscape architecture graduates in the Far Western Region. California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo is a public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo. Early-career landscape architecture graduates from California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo make a median of around $61,334 per year.
Students chasing top earnings in landscape architecture will find them at California State Polytechnic University Pomona, which ranked #2. Set in the suburb of Pomona, California State Polytechnic University Pomona is a public institution. Students who complete the landscape architecture program here go on to a median salary of roughly $74,877.
University Of Oregon came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying landscape architecture schools. Located in the city of Eugene, University Of Oregon is a public institution. Students who complete the landscape architecture program here go on to a median salary of roughly $50,164.
University Of California Berkeley came in at #4 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying landscape architecture schools. Located in the city of Berkeley, University Of California Berkeley is a public institution. Landscape Architecture graduates of University Of California Berkeley earn a median of about $43,413 a year early in their careers.
University Of Nevada Las Vegas produces some of the highest-paid graduates in landscape architecture, landing the #5 spot this year. University Of Nevada Las Vegas is a public school located in the city of Las Vegas. Landscape Architecture graduates of University Of Nevada Las Vegas earn a median of about $40,901 a year early in their careers.
This ranking is produced by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their landscape architecture graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 5 schools evaluated.
*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.
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