Landscape Architecture Programs Near Coralville, Iowa

Quick answer: No college within 100 miles of Coralville, Iowa awards a landscape architecture degree - the nearest campus is about 108 miles away (IPEDS Completions, 2024). Online programs that enroll Iowa students are the realistic route, and they are what the comparison below covers.

Compare landscape architecture programs you can start from Coralville:

Landscape Architecture Program Access Near Coralville, Iowa

Distance from CoralvilleColleges awarding this degree
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Source: IPEDS Completions, 2024, counting institutions that reported awarding this degree, joined to IPEDS institution coordinates. Distances are straight-line.

No college within 100 miles of Coralville awards this degree - the nearest campus is roughly 108 miles away. From Coralville this is an online degree in practice, which is how most working adults take it anyway, and the comparison widget above covers programs that enroll Iowa students online.

Choosing A Landscape Architecture Program From Coralville

The subject matter does not change by location: site design studio, landscape ecology, planting design, grading and drainage, and landscape construction. What changes is how you take it. Ask each college whether the program holds accreditation from the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board (LAAB), how much of the coursework is delivered online, and which components require you on campus. Credit transfer is decided by the receiving institution and genuinely varies, so request a written transfer evaluation before you enroll.

Colleges Near Coralville

How we rank schools – graduation rate, graduate earnings, cost and retention. Advertising plays no part.

This page lists 1 school within 108 miles, closest group first, then ordered by BOC Score with the highest at the top. 1 of them carries a score.

Location / proximity to this page
Defines the local group
Graduation rate how often students finish
30%
Median earnings, 10 years after entry whether it paid off
25%
Average net price what students actually pay after aid; lower ranks higher
20%
Retention rate how many come back for year two
15%
Fully online availability whether you can study while working
10%

Scores come from IPEDS (2024) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Earnings are for all graduates of a school, not one program, so treat them as a signal about the institution rather than about this subject. Sponsored listings are paid placements and are labelled as such; they are separate from this ranking and never change it. Read the full methodology.

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, IA 108.0 miles away BOC Score 76.9
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Key stats
  • Programs offered: 26
  • Annual completions: 1515
  • Median graduate earnings, 4 yrs after completing (all majors, not a single program): $68,277 (College Scorecard)
  • Online programs available

Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard

What Landscape Architects Earn in Iowa

Landscape Architects in Iowa earn a median $87,270 per year against $79,870 nationally (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

The Iowa median for landscape architects is $87,270 per year, above the national median of $79,870, on state employment of 80 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

These are statewide figures. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish wages at city level, so no page can tell you what this job pays in Coralville specifically. For the metro-level picture where it is published, and the full percentile spread, see the Iowa page.

Other Iowa Cities

Iowa City * Cedar Rapids * Marion * Muscatine * Davenport * Ottumwa * Burlington * Waterloo

Sources

  • U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS Completions, 2024 - institutions awarding this degree, with IPEDS institution coordinates
  • U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 - Landscape Architects (SOC 17-1012)

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