Landscape Architecture at Rutgers University-New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ · Bachelor's Degree · about 17 graduates a year

$44,459
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$65,863
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$66,387
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#10 of 19
Rank by pay
#17 of 19
Rank, wage-adjusted
$27,000
Median federal debt

Rutgers University-New Brunswick graduates in landscape architecture earn 1% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 41% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Rutgers University-New Brunswick Compares for Landscape Architecture

All 19 colleges reporting landscape architecture earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1University of Georgia Athens, GA$74,983$77,623#3$54,777
2University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI$74,488$73,363#6$57,920
3Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA$74,363$75,628#4$58,304
4Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$73,729$74,961#5$54,214
5West Virginia University Morgantown, WV$70,646$83,578#1—
6California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA$69,790$63,504#14$47,253
7California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA$68,795$62,599#15$58,331
8Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA$68,140$78,877#2$60,668
9Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN$67,113$72,000#9—
10Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ$65,863$57,807#17$44,459
11Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH$65,828$70,248#10$50,394
12Clemson University Clemson, SC$65,469$72,595#8$51,304
13Ball State University Muncie, IN$65,382$70,143#11$59,972

Other Majors at Rutgers University-New Brunswick by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$126,906$78,177#5 of 126
Computer and Information Sciences$125,303$80,448#32 of 459
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$108,296$82,598#36 of 258
Chemical Engineering$100,729$67,777#49 of 158
Finance and Financial Management Services$100,695$68,338#52 of 452
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$99,155$87,594#137 of 966
Ceramic Sciences and Engineering$98,046$69,162—
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$94,598$69,320#38 of 59
Mechanical Engineering$94,561$71,569#97 of 318
Industrial Engineering$94,382$78,501#61 of 94
Engineering Science$91,309$69,336#4 of 9
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$89,850$62,097#78 of 118
Management Information Systems and Services$89,098$63,023#55 of 166
Accounting and Related Services$89,087$68,141#125 of 796
Information Science/Studies$87,757$56,360#47 of 148
Biotechnology$87,600$56,509#2 of 13
Civil Engineering$87,557$70,609#89 of 233
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$87,399$72,259#41 of 253
Economics$86,120$51,848#132 of 368
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$84,376$80,060#21 of 93
Business Administration, Management and Operations$83,606$58,896#96 of 1176
Genetics$83,484$20,373#2 of 9
Mathematics$81,845$54,953#78 of 309
Food Science and Technology$80,979$51,892#4 of 29
Statistics$80,721$63,477#34 of 50
Social Sciences$80,700$51,753#2 of 35
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$79,510$46,122#14 of 110
Human Resources Management and Services$75,850$49,441#48 of 187
Public Policy Analysis$74,865$51,082#11 of 34
Marketing$74,813$48,645#126 of 516

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Rutgers University-New Brunswick landscape architecture graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $44,459 one year after graduating and $65,863 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Rutgers University-New Brunswick rank for landscape architecture?

Among 19 colleges reporting earnings for landscape architecture graduates, Rutgers University-New Brunswick ranks #10 by median pay four years after graduation, and #17 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is landscape architecture at Rutgers University-New Brunswick worth it?

Its graduates earn 1% less than the national median for landscape architecture ($66,387), and the median federal debt at graduation is $27,000.

← All data for Rutgers University-New Brunswick · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.