2023 Best Value Landscape Architecture Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Landscape Architecture Graduate Certificate School for You
Landscape Architecture is the #250 most popular major in the country with 905 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Value Landscape Architecture Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for landscape students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Landscape Architecture
Our analysis found University of California - Davis to be the best value school for landscape architecture students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Davis are $28,710 a year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great value for landscape architecture students working on their graduate certificate. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USC are $61,396 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, USC is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Landscape Architecture Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 154 |
| Washington | 0 |
| Oregon | 25 |
| Nevada | 15 |
| Hawaii | 7 |
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Landscape Architecture Related Majors for Landscape
Landscape Architecture is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Landscape
| 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 2 schools only.
- 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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