Best Schools for Landscape Architecture in 2026
These are the top schools offering Landscape Architecture, ranked by DegreeWorth Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Landscape Architecture graduate earns $51,771/yr across 17 schools.
All Landscape Architecture Programs Ranked
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| # | Program | DW Score | Earnings | AI Risk | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Landscape Architecture
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona · Pomona, CA |
64
58–66 |
$47,253/yr | High | 24.2x |
| 2 |
Landscape Architecture
Ball State University · Muncie, IN |
65
61–65 |
$59,972/yr | High | 15.2x |
| 3 |
Landscape Architecture
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College · Baton Rouge, LA |
64
60–64 |
$60,668/yr | High | 14.1x |
| 4 |
Landscape Architecture
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo · San Luis Obispo, CA |
63
60–62 |
$58,331/yr | High | 12.8x |
| 5 |
Landscape Architecture
University of Georgia · Athens, GA |
62
58–63 |
$54,777/yr | High | 13.9x |
| 6 |
Landscape Architecture
Iowa State University · Ames, IA |
62
58–62 |
$53,355/yr | High | 13.8x |
| 7 |
Landscape Architecture
Texas Tech University · Lubbock, TX |
61
57–62 |
$54,701/yr | High | 13.3x |
| 8 |
Landscape Architecture
Texas A & M University-College Station · College Station, TX |
60
55–62 |
$54,214/yr | High | 13.1x |
| 9 |
Landscape Architecture
Arizona State University Campus Immersion · Tempe, AZ |
58
54–58 |
$49,444/yr | High | 11.6x |
| 10 |
Landscape Architecture
Ohio State University-Main Campus · Columbus, OH |
57
53–57 |
$50,394/yr | High | 10.7x |
| 11 |
Landscape Architecture
University of Rhode Island · Kingston, RI |
57
54–57 |
$57,920/yr | High | 8.8x |
| 12 |
Landscape Architecture
University of Kentucky · Lexington, KY |
58
55–57 |
$52,841/yr | High | 9.0x |
| 13 |
Landscape Architecture
Clemson University · Clemson, SC |
55
51–56 |
$51,304/yr | High | 9.2x |
| 14 |
Landscape Architecture
University of Nevada-Las Vegas · Las Vegas, NV |
54
51–54 |
$40,901/yr | High | 10.2x |
| 15 |
Landscape Architecture
University of Massachusetts-Amherst · Amherst, MA |
50
46–51 |
$46,163/yr | High | 5.6x |
| 16 |
Landscape Architecture
University of California-Berkeley · Berkeley, CA |
49
46–50 |
$43,413/yr | High | 6.3x |
| 17 |
Landscape Architecture
Rutgers University-New Brunswick · New Brunswick, NJ |
49
45–50 |
$44,459/yr | High | 5.4x |
Methodology
Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (10-year projected earnings vs. 4-year tuition).
Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.