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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Landscape Architecture (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

8 Ranked Colleges
133 Degrees Awarded
$19,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 8 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 Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree landscape students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Landscape Architecture (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s landscape degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UF is $12,685 for southeast region bachelor’s degree landscape students whose families make $75-$110k.

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 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UF Landscape Architecture Report

#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 $75-$110k list. UGA is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $17,105 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UGA.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Georgia Landscape Architecture Report

#3

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 #3 for the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s landscape 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. The estimated yearly cost for Mississippi State is $19,558 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

#4

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UARK is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 3 bachelors’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.

UARK also made our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $18,927 for southeast region bachelor’s degree landscape students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UARK.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Landscape Architecture at University of Arkansas

#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s landscape 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. It costs about $23,808 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Virginia Tech.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Landscape Architecture at Virginia Tech

#6

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

With a ranking of #6, Clemson University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Clemson is located in Clemson, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s landscape degrees to qualified students.

Clemson also took the #4 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Clemson University is $22,937 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

Read full report on Landscape Architecture at Clemson

#6 in overall quality

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s landscape 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. It costs about $20,965 for southeast region bachelor’s degree landscape students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Louisiana State University.

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

Read more about Landscape Architecture at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

#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 $75-$110k ranking. University of Kentucky is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $20,337 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UK.

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 University of Kentucky

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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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