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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Landscape Architecture in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
12 Degrees Awarded
$32,100 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Landscape Major in the Great Lakes Region

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In 2021-2022, 926 people earned their degree in landscape architecture, making the major the 247th most popular in the United States. In , landscape architecture graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $49,385 and had an average of $33,270 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 94 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,998 and $21,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 12 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,182 and $43,142 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Landscape Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in landscape architecture. That schools that top this list have a program in landscape architecture in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Landscape Major in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Landscape Major in the Great Lakes Region”.

Top 5 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Landscape Architecture in the Great Lakes Region

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Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Landscape Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Muncie, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s landscape degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Landscape Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #2 spot on the list. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s landscape degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Landscape Architecture at UW - Madison

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kent State University at Kent. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Landscape Major in the Great Lakes Region. Kent State is a large public school situated in Kent, Ohio. It awarded 3 masters’s landscape degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.

Read more about Landscape Architecture at Kent State

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Landscape Major in the Great Lakes Region. Illinois Institute of Technology is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 0 masters’s landscape degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 87%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Landscape Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school awarded 37 diplomas to qualified masters’s landscape students in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.

Read full report on Landscape Architecture at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

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