2024 Best Landscape Architecture Schools
32
Colleges in the United States
905
Landscape Degrees Awarded
$48,957
Avg Early-Career Salary
You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in
landscape architecture. It is ranked #247 out of 395 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 32 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for landscape architecture students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 905 degrees in landscape architecture to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Landscape Architecture School
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. We derive our Best Overall Landscape Architecture School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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.
Pick Your Landscape Architecture Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Landscape Architecture Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Featured Landscape Architecture Programs
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Best Schools for Landscape Architecture in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of landscape degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
10 Top Schools in Landscape
Harvard University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in landscape architecture. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.
There were roughly 13 landscape architecture students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent year we have data available. Landscape Architecture degree recipients from Harvard University get an earnings boost of about $7,194 over the typical earnings of landscape architecture majors.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NY
37
Landscape Degrees Awarded
Any student pursuing a degree in landscape architecture needs to take a look at Cornell University. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were approximately 37 landscape architecture students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.
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It's hard to beat University of California - Berkeley if you wish to pursue a degree in landscape architecture. Located in the midsize 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 roughly 24 landscape architecture students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available.
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Any student pursuing a degree in landscape architecture has to look into Texas A&M University - College Station. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were roughly 34 landscape architecture students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the landscape program state that they receive average early career earnings of $47,770.
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Mississippi State University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in landscape architecture. Mississippi State is a fairly large public university located in the town of Mississippi State. This university ranks 1st out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.
There were about 24 landscape architecture students who graduated with this degree at Mississippi State in the most recent year we have data available.
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Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were approximately 15 landscape architecture students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent year we have data available.
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UGA is a very large public university located in the city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were roughly 67 landscape architecture students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the landscape program state that they receive average early career income of $45,932.
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UF is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were about 18 landscape architecture students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available. Landscape Architecture degree recipients from University of Florida earn a boost of about $2,014 above the typical earnings of landscape architecture majors.
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Located in the large 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 year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the landscape program state that they receive average early career wages of $45,661.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In SC
Clemson is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Clemson. This university ranks 1st out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were approximately 16 landscape architecture students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent year we have data available.
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