by our College Data Analytics Team
[Landscape Architecture](/majors/architecture-and-related-services/landscape-architecture/) graduates earn very different salaries depending on where they study. The highest-paying schools turn a landscape architecture degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 6 schools on the early-career earnings of their landscape architecture graduates.
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If you want to know which schools send landscape architecture graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.
Leading the list is Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University, our #1 for landscape architecture graduate salaries in the Southeast Region. Set in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University is a public institution. Students who complete the landscape architecture program here go on to a median salary of roughly $70,575.
A rank of #2 makes Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College one of the highest-paying schools for landscape architecture. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College is a public institution. Landscape Architecture graduates of Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College earn a median of about $72,031 a year early in their careers.
Strong graduate earnings at University Of Georgia earned it the #3 place for landscape architecture. University Of Georgia is a public school located in the city of Athens. After graduating, landscape architecture degree recipients from University Of Georgia typically earn about $66,685 annually.
Clemson University came in at #4 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying landscape architecture schools. Clemson University is a public school located in the suburb of Clemson. Early-career landscape architecture graduates from Clemson University make a median of around $63,416 per year.
A rank of #5 makes University Of Kentucky one of the highest-paying schools for landscape architecture. Located in the city of Lexington, University Of Kentucky is a public institution. Students who complete the landscape architecture program here go on to a median salary of roughly $52,841.
Florida International University came in at #6 for landscape architecture graduate earnings this year. Florida International University is a public school located in the suburb of Miami. Early-career landscape architecture graduates from Florida International University make a median of around $49,946 per year.
The ranking above is published 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 · 6 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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