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

6 Ranked Colleges
62 Degrees Awarded
$27,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic 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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 997 people earned their degree in landscape architecture, making the major the 224th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, landscape architecture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $45,411 and had an average of $27,759 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 141 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,600 and $27,833 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 62 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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 Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 28 masters’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell also took the #1 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Cornell University Landscape Architecture Report

#2

The City College of New York

New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The City College of New York. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. New York, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s landscape degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CCNY, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CCNY are $20,832.

Read full report on Landscape Architecture at The City College of New York

#3

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s landscape students in 2019-2020.

UMCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UMCP Landscape Architecture Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s landscape degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

ESF also took the #2 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry are $24,990, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a public institution located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also took the #4 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132.

Read full report on Landscape Architecture at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

#6

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Temple University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 5 masters’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple also took the #6 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Temple 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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