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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Landscape Architecture (Income $75-$110k) 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 $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Landscape Architecture (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

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 #1 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. CCNY is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at CCNY are $20,832, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s landscape degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

Cornell also took the #1 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 Cornell University are $30,042.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. ESF is located in Syracuse, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s landscape degrees to qualified students.

ESF also made our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry are $24,990, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Landscape Architecture at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

#4

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #4 spot on the list. College Park, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s landscape degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMCP, the school also landed the #0 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 University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885.

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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 $75-$110k list. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a large school located in New Brunswick, New Jersey that handed out 8 masters’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree landscape students whose families make $75-$110k list, Rutgers New Brunswick has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Temple University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Temple University is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 5 masters’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree landscape students whose families make $75-$110k list, Temple has also earned the #6 rank 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 Temple University are $24,236.

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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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