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2023 Best Value Landscape Architecture Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$22,746 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,653 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Landscape Architecture Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, landscape architecture was ranked #211 in the country. In fact 285 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Landscape Architecture Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for landscape students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Landscape Architecture Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Landscape Architecture

Our 2023 rankings named North Dakota State University - Main Campus the best value school in the Plains States Region for landscape architecture students working on their master’s degree. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great value for landscape architecture students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Iowa State graduate students pay an average of $26,948 in tuition and fees each year.

Iowa State also claimed a spot on our Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Landscape Architecture at Iowa State University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMN Twin Cities also did well on our Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Landscape Architecture at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

Best Landscape Architecture Colleges by State

Explore the best landscape architecture colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 21
Iowa 4
North Dakota 12

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 3 schools only.

  • 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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