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2023 Best Landscape Architecture Schools

43 Colleges
$48,957 Avg Salary
$24,403 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Landscape Architecture School for You

Landscape Architecture is the #250 most popular major in the country with 905 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Landscape Architecture Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 43 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for landscape majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Landscape Architecture Schools

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the best school in the United States for landscape architecture students. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The excellent programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best landscape architecture schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 43 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 3 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

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The excellent programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best landscape architecture schools in the United States. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Landscape Architecture Schools list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

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#6

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Landscape Architecture Schools list. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Mississippi State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Landscape Architecture Schools list. Located in the town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#8

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for landscape architecture students. It came in at #8 on the list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

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With a ranking of #9, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo did quite well on this year’s best schools for landscape architecture students. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

The average amount in student loans that landscape majors at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo take out is $20,166.

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#10

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

With a ranking of #10, West Virginia University did quite well on this year’s best schools for landscape architecture students. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that landscape majors at WVU take out is $27,000.

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Landscape Architecture by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 8 majors within the area of study, landscape architecture has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology 6,781
General Architecture 4,982
Urban & Regional Planning 2,419
Environmental Design 741
Interior Architecture 728

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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