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Bachelor's-3% vs national median228 grads tracked

Landscape Architecture at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Ranked 14th of 26 bachelor's programs in Landscape Architecture by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$57,216
middle 50%: $40,342 – $67,723
Median · 5 years out
$63,105
middle 50%: $50,311 – $81,907
Median · 10 years out
$76,015
middle 50%: $60,508 – $91,663

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Landscape Architecture (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University's bachelor's program in Landscape Architecture earn a median $57,216 one year after graduating, rising to $76,015 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 3% below the national median of $65,122 for this field, ranking 14th of 26 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
6 yrs
≈ $6,449 total interest

Same major at other universities

Texas Tech University
$66,468 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$65,774 · 5 yrs out
University of Oregon
$65,767 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical College
$65,522 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$65,172 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University
$65,122 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Environment Science & Forestry
$62,994 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$62,994 · 5 yrs out
Utah State University
$62,976 · 5 yrs out
Iowa State University of Science & Technology
$62,868 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$62,719 · 5 yrs out
Ball State University
$62,610 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$160,426 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$155,674 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$148,193 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$132,072 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$130,533 · 5 yrs out
Applied Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$129,123 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$125,251 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$125,251 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$121,443 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$119,838 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$116,512 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$109,749 · 5 yrs out

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