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2023 Best Landscape Architecture Master's Degree Schools

32 Colleges
$55,653 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Landscape Architecture Master's Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Landscape Architecture Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Landscape Architecture Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Landscape Architecture Master's Degree Schools

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the best school for landscape architecture students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. 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 master’s degree 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 city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school 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 #3 on our 2023 Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

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#4

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Out of the 32 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

West Virginia University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree landscape architecture programs. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Mississippi State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for landscape architecture students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

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#10

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree landscape architecture programs. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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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