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

8 Ranked Colleges
133 Degrees Awarded
$12,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Landscape Architecture is the 224th most popular major in the country with 997 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Southeast region, there were 232 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,825 and $27,732 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.

This year’s “Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in landscape architecture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality landscape architecture programs that also have a lower cost than 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.

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

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

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Landscape Architecture (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Florida is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 10 bachelors’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.

UF also took the #1 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UF is $4,069 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Landscape Architecture at UF

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Georgia is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 39 bachelors’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA also made our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $10,241 for southeast region bachelor’s degree landscape students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UGA.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UGA Landscape Architecture Report

#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 3 bachelors’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Tech is $14,010 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Virginia Tech Landscape Architecture Report

#4

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s landscape degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree landscape students whose families make $30-$48k list, Mississippi State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mississippi State University is $13,799 for southeast region bachelor’s degree landscape students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Landscape Architecture at Mississippi State

#5

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s landscape degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree landscape students whose families make $30-$48k list, Clemson has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $14,413 for southeast region bachelor’s degree landscape students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Clemson.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, 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 94%.

Read full report on Landscape Architecture at Clemson

#6 in overall quality

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree landscape students whose families make $30-$48k list, Louisiana State University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is $13,126 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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

#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 Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Arkansas is a public institution located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UARK, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arkansas is $13,132 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students whose families make $30-$48k.

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 Arkansas

#8

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#8 in overall quality

University of Kentucky landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s landscape degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UK, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Kentucky is $12,872 for southeast region bachelor’s degree landscape students whose families make $30-$48k.

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

Read more about Landscape Architecture at UK

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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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