2024 Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the Far Western US Region
4Colleges in the Far Western US Region
207Landscape Degrees Awarded
$49,741Avg Early-Career Salary
If you're seeking a degree in landscape architecture, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #247 one in the country in terms of popularity.This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for landscape architecture students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 207 degrees in landscape architecture during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The landscape program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Landscape Architecture rankings. For our Best Overall Landscape Architecture School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The landscape school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the Far Western US Region.
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Best Schools for Landscape Architecture in the Far Western US Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the landscape degrees they offer, see the list below.
It's difficult to beat University of California - Berkeley if you wish to pursue a degree in landscape architecture. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were approximately 24 landscape architecture students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is a great choice for students interested in a degree in landscape architecture. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 65th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 69 landscape architecture students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly Pomona in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the landscape program make an average of $45,661 in their early career salary.
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in landscape architecture. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public university located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo. A Best Colleges rank of #95 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a great university overall.
There were about 50 landscape architecture students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the landscape program make around $44,172 for their early career.
It's hard to beat University of Oregon if you want to pursue a degree in landscape architecture. Located in the city of Eugene, UO is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 30 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were about 25 landscape architecture students who graduated with this degree at UO in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the landscape program report average early career income of $49,262.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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The landscape program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Landscape Architecture rankings. For our Best Overall Landscape Architecture School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
