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2026 Highest Paid Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Graduates

[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 schools below stand out for the salaries their landscape architecture graduates go on to command.

College Factual analyzed 3 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the highest-paying landscape architecture schools.

What’s on this page:

• Highest Paid Master’s Degree Landscape Architecture Grads
• Other Degree Levels

2026 Highest Paid Landscape Architecture Grads in the United States

If you want to know which schools send landscape architecture graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.

Highest Paid Landscape Architecture Graduates

1

University Of Oregon
Eugene, OR

$61,275 Average Early-Career Salary

Leading the list is University Of Oregon, our #1 for landscape architecture graduate salaries in the United States. Located in the city of Eugene, University Of Oregon is a public institution. Landscape Architecture graduates of University Of Oregon earn a median of about $61,275 a year early in their careers.

2

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

$61,261 Average Early-Career Salary

Strong graduate earnings at Cornell University earned it the #2 place for landscape architecture. Set in the city of Ithaca, Cornell University is a private not-for-profit institution. Early-career landscape architecture graduates from Cornell University make a median of around $61,261 per year.

3

Florida International University
Miami, FL

$49,946 Average Early-Career Salary

Florida International University came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying landscape architecture schools. Set in the suburb of Miami, Florida International University is a public institution. Early-career landscape architecture graduates from Florida International University make a median of around $49,946 per year.

Other Landscape Architecture Degree Levels

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries landscape architecture graduates go on to earn early in their careers, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).

Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 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.

• 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.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.