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2023 Most Popular Colleges for Landscape Architecture in the Southeast Region

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204 Degrees Awarded
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Most Well Attended Landscape Major in the Southeast Region

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 “Most Well Attended Landscape Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Landscape Architecture is the 247th most popular major in the country with 905 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, landscape architecture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,957 and had an average of $24,403 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 204 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,787 and $27,333 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Landscape Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in landscape architecture. To top this list, a school must have a successful landscape architecture program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Landscape Major in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region landscape students.

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Landscape Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 67 ’s landscape degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Georgia Landscape Architecture Report

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Landscape Major in the Southeast Region. Mississippi State is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 24 ’s landscape degrees in 2020-2021.

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

Full Mississippi State Landscape Architecture Report

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Landscape Major in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 18 ’s landscape degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Landscape Architecture at UF

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Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Landscape Major in the Southeast Region list. Clemson is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 16 ’s landscape degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, 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 Clemson

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Landscape Major in the Southeast Region. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Virginia Tech Landscape Architecture Report

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Florida International University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Landscape Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified ’s landscape students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Landscape Architecture at FIU

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

University of Kentucky landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Landscape Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s landscape degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Landscape Architecture at University of Kentucky

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas

With a ranking of #7, University of Arkansas did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Landscape Major in the Southeast Region list. Fayetteville, Arkansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s landscape degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Landscape Architecture at UARK

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North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, North Carolina

North Carolina A & T State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Landscape Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s landscape degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

Full North Carolina A & T State University Landscape Architecture Report

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Landscape Major in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana State University is a large school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 7 ’s landscape degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Landscape Architecture at Louisiana State University

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Landscape Major in the Southeast Region list. UT Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 6 ’s landscape degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Landscape Architecture at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama

With a ranking of #12, Auburn University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Landscape Major in the Southeast Region list. Auburn, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s landscape degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Landscape Architecture at Auburn University

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West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia

West Virginia University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Landscape Major in the Southeast Region ranking. WVU is a large school located in Morgantown, West Virginia that handed out 4 ’s landscape degrees in 2020-2021.

Full WVU Landscape Architecture Report

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