2025 Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Landscape Architecture degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #247 out of the 395 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 94 degrees in landscape architecture to qualified students.

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Landscape Architecture Rankings by Degree Level

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Landscape Architecture in the Great Lakes Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the landscape degree levels they offer.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Landscape

1

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Wisconsin - Madison is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in landscape architecture. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in landscape architecture from University of Wisconsin - Madison

2

Ball State University
Muncie, IN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

It is hard to beat Ball State University if you wish to pursue a degree in landscape architecture. Ball State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Muncie.More information about a degree in landscape architecture from Ball State University

Best Landscape Architecture Colleges by State

Explore the best landscape architecture colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	314	1
Illinois	304	0
Indiana	294	36
Wisconsin	273	20

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Rankings in Majors Related to Landscape

Landscape Architecture is one of 8 different types of Architecture & Related Services programs to choose from.

Landscape Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Landscape Architecture	94

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Most Popular Majors Related to Landscape

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Architecture	769
Architectural Sciences & Technology	725
Urban & Regional Planning	172
Interior Architecture	115
Environmental Design	32
Architecture (Other)	13
Architectural History	10

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Notes and References

• 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).
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