Regional Rankings for Landscape Architecture - RESEARCH AND THEORY

In addition to ranking the best landscape architecture education programs, our first annual survey responders were asked which schools provided the best preparation for specialized areas of practice.

In addition to ranking the best landscape architecture education programs, our first annual survey responders were asked which schools provided the best preparation for specialized areas of practice.

Specifically, the question read: "Which landscape architecture programs do you feel are strongest in the following areas: design; analysis and planning; construction methods and materials; computer applications; research and theory.

Those queried were asked to list three bachelor's and/or master's programs, in order. Where numbers are omitted indicates a tie.

The Results:

RESEARCH AND THEORY

1. Harvard University

2. University of California, Berkeley

3. University of Pennsylvania

4. Louisiana State University

5. University of Virginia

6. University of Georgia

7. Cornell University

8. University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

9. Kansas State University

10. Pennsylvania State University