When it comes to popularity, a master's degree in landscape architecture sits in the middle of the road, ranking #160 out of 326 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of landscape architecture. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 24 master's degrees in landscape architecture during the 2019-2020 academic year.
Choosing a Great Landscape Architecture School for Your Master's Degree
Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in landscape matters.
One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Landscape Architecture in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is to help you make that choice.
Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of landscape architecture students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.
This ranking is just one of the many we have created.
First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above.
Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location.
Plus, you can view our other rankings for landscape architecture.
Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Landscape Architecture in the Rocky Mountains Region
The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in landscape architecture.
Most Well Attended Schools for Landscape Students Working on Their Master's
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in landscape architecture. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public university located in the city of Denver. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in landscape architecture in Colorado.
There were about 21 landscape architecture individuals who graduated with this degree at CU Anschutz in the most recent data year.
Students who graduate with their master's from the landscape program state that they receive average early career wages of $46,900.
University of Idaho is a popular choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in landscape architecture. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in landscape architecture in Idaho.
There were approximately 3 landscape architecture individuals who graduated with this degree at U of I in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).