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

8 Ranked Colleges
133 Degrees Awarded
$10,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast 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 Southeast region, there were 232 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 133 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in landscape architecture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great landscape architecture programs and cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree landscape architecture students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Landscape Architecture (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Florida is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 10 bachelors’s landscape architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

UF also made our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend University of Florida is $1,994 for Southeast 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 97%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Florida Landscape Architecture Report

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Georgia is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 39 bachelors’s landscape architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Georgia is $7,541 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape Architecture students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 University of Georgia

#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s landscape architecture students in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Tech is $11,138 for Southeast 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 93%. The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 Virginia Tech

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University also took the #6 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is $8,433 for southeast 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%.

Read full report on Landscape Architecture at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

#5

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s landscape architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson also made our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $13,698 for southeast region bachelor’s degree landscape architecture students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Clemson University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Clemson University Landscape Architecture Report

#6

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#5 in overall quality

Mississippi State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Mississippi State is a public institution located in Mississippi State, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mississippi State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $13,986 for southeast region bachelor’s degree landscape architecture students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Mississippi State.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Landscape Architecture at Mississippi State University

#7

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Arkansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UARK is a large school located in Fayetteville, Arkansas that handed out 3 bachelors’s landscape architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree landscape architecture students whose families make $0-$30k list, UARK has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $12,094 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape Architecture students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Arkansas.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Landscape Architecture at UARK

#8

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#8 in overall quality

University of Kentucky ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s landscape architecture degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree landscape architecture students whose families make $0-$30k list, UK has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UK is $11,848 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape Architecture students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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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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