When it comes to popularity, a bachelor's degree in landscape architecture sits in the middle of the road, ranking #192 out of 363 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of landscape architecture. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 35 bachelor's degrees in landscape architecture during the 2022-2023 academic year.
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on landscape architecture students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - How many other landscape architecture students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How easy is it for landscape architecture to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized landscape architecture related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for landscape architecture students working on their bachelor's degree.
The landscape school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Landscape Architecture in Texas
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in landscape architecture.
Texas A&M University - College Station is a wonderful choice for students interested in a bachelor's degree in landscape architecture. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Soon after graduating, landscape bachelor's recipients generally earn an average of $54,214 in the first five years of their career.
Texas Tech University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in landscape architecture. Texas Tech is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lubbock.
Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the landscape program make about $54,701 in the first couple years of working.
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).
