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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Landscape Architecture (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

4 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
$13,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 74 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 45 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in landscape architecture. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent landscape architecture programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the landscape architecture program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The landscape architecture school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree landscape architecture students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Landscape Architecture (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Iowa State University is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 25 bachelors’s landscape architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Iowa State is $10,843 for plains states region bachelor’s degree landscape architecture students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s landscape architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $12,544 for plains states region bachelor’s degree landscape architecture students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus.

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%.

Read more about Landscape Architecture at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 14 bachelors’s landscape architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree landscape architecture students whose families make $30-$48k list, UNL has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Nebraska - Lincoln is $13,508 for plains states region bachelor’s degree landscape architecture students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Landscape Architecture at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#4

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. South Dakota State is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 4 bachelors’s landscape architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend South Dakota State University is $16,273 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape Architecture students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Landscape Architecture at South Dakota State University

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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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