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2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
133 Degrees Awarded
$15,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in landscape architecture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great landscape architecture programs and 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. 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 Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Landscape Architecture in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. UF is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UF also took the #1 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,302 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students with aid per year to attend UF.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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 Getting Aid 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.

UGA also took the #2 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Georgia is $13,649 for southeast region bachelor’s degree landscape students with aid.

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

Read more about Landscape Architecture at UGA

#3

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Mississippi State University is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 15 bachelors’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.

Mississippi State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,173 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students with aid per year to attend Mississippi State University.

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

Full Mississippi State Landscape Architecture Report

#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #4 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 3 bachelors’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Tech is $21,198 for southeast region bachelor’s degree landscape students with aid.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read more about Landscape Architecture at Virginia Tech

#5

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Arkansas is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s landscape degrees to qualified students.

UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arkansas is $16,381 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Landscape students with aid.

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

#6 in overall quality

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Louisiana State University is a large school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 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 $15,465 for southeast region bachelor’s degree landscape students with aid per year to attend Louisiana State University.

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

#7

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

With a ranking of #7, Clemson University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid 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 made our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $20,008 for southeast region bachelor’s degree landscape students with aid per year to attend Clemson University.

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

Read full report on Landscape Architecture at Clemson

#8

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#8 in overall quality

University of Kentucky came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Landscape Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s landscape degrees in 2019-2020.

UK also took the #8 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Kentucky is $17,127 for southeast region bachelor’s degree landscape students with aid.

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 more about 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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