2023 Best Landscape Architecture Schools
Finding the Best Landscape Architecture School for You
In 2020-2021, 285 people earned a degree or certificate in landscape architecture, making the major the #211 most popular in the United States.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Landscape Architecture Schools ranking. This report analyzed 34 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Landscape Architecture Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Landscape Architecture Colleges.
Top 10 Best Landscape Architecture Schools
Our analysis found Harvard University to be the best school for landscape architecture students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Landscape Architecture Schools list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for landscape architecture students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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Out of the 34 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 4 spot on the list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Landscape Architecture Schools list. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Cornell University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Landscape Architecture Schools ranking. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.
Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Landscape Architecture Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #8, West Virginia University did quite well on this year’s best schools for landscape architecture students. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Mississippi State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for landscape architecture students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public school with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s best schools for landscape architecture students. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.
Landscape Architecture by Region
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Landscape Architecture Related Rankings by Major
One of 8 majors within the area of study, landscape architecture has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Landscape
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Architectural Sciences & Technology | 3,366 |
Urban & Regional Planning | 1,613 |
General Architecture | 1,096 |
Real Estate Development | 223 |
Interior Architecture | 169 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to La Citta Vita.
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