The Best Landscape Design Schools

Landscaping is a great career choice for someone who enjoys working outside. If this is something you have been considering doing the first thing you would need to do is to locate a reputable school that offers landscape design in your area.

There are several great schools you have to choose from that offers landscape design.

• Cornell University: This school is located in Ithica, New York and was founded in 1904. According to the U.S. World and News Report in 2010 it was voted as the 15th best school for landscape design in the nation. It is a private University and it offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in landscaping design. It is also the only Ivy League school to offer the undergraduate program. 


• University of California: This school is located in Berkeley, California and was listed as one of the best colleges in the nation according to U.S. World and News. It is the second highest ranked school to offer a landscape design program.


• University of Georgia: This school offers a landscaping architectural program that has received accreditation through the American Society of Landscape Architects. The curriculum is design to provide training in designing and graphic arts.


• Purdue University: This school offers both undergraduate and graduate programs in landscaping design. The students enrolled in the program are given the opportunity to study abroad and to participate in groundbreaking research. Many graduates of the program have gone on to become nationally known educators and researchers in the field.