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2023 Most Popular Landscape Architecture Schools in California

6 Colleges
$44,917 Avg Salary
$21,083 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Landscape Architecture School for You

In 2020-2021, 11 degrees and certificates were awarded to landscape architecture students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #220 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Landscape Architecture Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Landscape Architecture program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Landscape Architecture Colleges.

#1

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Academy of Art University the most popular school in California for landscape architecture students. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Landscape Architecture Schools in California list. Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Pomona.

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Out of the 6 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Landscape Architecture Schools in California list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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#5

Woodbury University

Burbank, CA

The excellent programs at Woodbury University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best landscape architecture schools in California. Located in the city of Burbank, Woodbury is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Landscape Architecture Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Landscape Architecture Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 17
Hawaii 7

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 6 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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