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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Landscape Architecture (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
72 Degrees Awarded
$13,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Landscape Architecture is the 392nd most popular major in the country with 997 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 141 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 72 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in landscape architecture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality landscape architecture programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the landscape architecture program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Landscape Architecture (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Cornell University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 13 bachelors’s landscape architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $7,484 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape Architecture students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Cornell.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Landscape Architecture at Cornell University

#2

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #2 spot on the list. UMCP is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 3 bachelors’s landscape architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP also took the #4 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UMCP is $8,054 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape Architecture students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

Read full report on Landscape Architecture at UMCP

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Syracuse, New York, this small public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s landscape architecture students in 2019-2020.

ESF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend ESF is $12,838 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree landscape architecture students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Landscape Architecture Report

#4

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s landscape architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rutgers New Brunswick, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $13,545 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree landscape architecture students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Rutgers New Brunswick.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Landscape Architecture at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #5 spot on the list. Temple University is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 5 bachelors’s landscape architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Temple University is $18,315 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape Architecture students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Temple Landscape Architecture Report

#6

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

Thomas Jefferson University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Thomas Jefferson University is a medium-sized school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 bachelors’s landscape architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Thomas Jefferson University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Thomas Jefferson University is $18,118 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree landscape architecture students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Thomas Jefferson University Landscape Architecture Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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