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2023 Most Popular Landscape Architecture Schools in the Far Western US Region

14 Colleges
$49,741 Avg Salary
$21,083 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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Landscape Architecture Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Landscape Architecture program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Landscape Architecture Colleges.

Our analysis found California State Polytechnic University - Pomona to be the most popular school for landscape architecture students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Cal Poly Pomona is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Pomona.

After completing their degree, landscape graduates from Cal Poly Pomona carry an average student debt load of $22,000.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Landscape Architecture Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a very large student population.

On average, landscape graduates from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo take out $20,166 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#3

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

The excellent programs at University of Oregon helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best landscape architecture schools in the Far Western US Region . UO is a fairly large public school located in the city of Eugene.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place for landscape architecture students. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a great place for landscape architecture students. Located in the city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Academy of Art University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Landscape Architecture Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Academy of Art University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular landscape architecture programs. Located in the large city of Honolulu, UH Manoa is a public school with a large student population.

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#8

MiraCosta College

Oceanside, CA

MiraCosta College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular landscape architecture programs. MiraCosta College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Oceanside.

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University of California - Davis ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Landscape Architecture Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Southern California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for landscape architecture students. It came in at #10 on the list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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Best Landscape Architecture Colleges by State

Explore the best landscape architecture colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 154
Washington 0
Oregon 25
Nevada 15
Hawaii 7

Landscape Architecture is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

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 14 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to La Citta Vita.

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