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2022 Best Value Colleges for Landscape Architecture (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

7 Ranked Colleges
141 Degrees Awarded
$11,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Landscape Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Landscape Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Southwest region, there were 141 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,900 and $28,635 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Landscape Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 7 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the landscape architecture program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Landscape Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region landscape students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Colleges for Landscape Architecture (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Landscape Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 31 ’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region landscape students whose families make $0-$30k list, Texas Tech has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech is $12,317 for southwest region landscape students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Landscape Architecture at Texas Tech University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Landscape Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s landscape degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

OSU also made our “Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $8,669 for Southwest Region Landscape students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus.

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

Full OSU Landscape Architecture Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Landscape Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 44 ’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - College Station is $11,454 for southwest region landscape 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 student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Landscape Architecture at Texas A&M University - College Station

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Landscape Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s landscape degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region landscape students whose families make $0-$30k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $7,044 for southwest region landscape students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend ASU - Tempe.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Landscape Architecture Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified ’s landscape students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Austin is $12,203 for Southwest Region Landscape students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Landscape Architecture at The University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. UT Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 7 ’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Arlington, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Arlington is $11,811 for Southwest Region Landscape students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full UT Arlington Landscape Architecture Report

#7

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Landscape Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s landscape degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #7 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,242 for southwest region landscape students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UNM.

Read more about Landscape Architecture at UNM

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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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