Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) - Landscape Architecture
Landscape Architecture
A program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of landscape architecture and research in various aspects of the field. Includes instruction in geology and hydrology; soils, groundcovers, and horticultural elements; project and site planning; landscape design, history, and theory; environmental design; applicable law and regulations; and professional responsibilities and standards. Get more details and student breakdown below, including other Virginia schools that offer a landscape architecture degree. Students at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University who have completed this program in 2010-2011 have received the following degrees:
- Bachelor
- Master
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Breakdown of Students That Completed the Landscape Architecture Program
The table below lists the number of students that have completed the landscape architecture program at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Overall
| Total | Bachelor | Master | |
|---|---|---|---|
All Students | 22 | 12 | 10 |
By Gender
| Total | Bachelor | Master | |
|---|---|---|---|
Male | 9 | 6 | 3 |
Female | 13 | 6 | 7 |
By Race
| Total | Bachelor | Master | |
|---|---|---|---|
American Indian | - | - | - |
Black | 1 | - | 1 |
Asian | 2 | 2 | - |
Hispanic | - | - | - |
White | 18 | 10 | 8 |
Unknown | 1 | - | 1 |
Career Options For Graduates
Students who have completed this program, have entered into some of these more popular career paths listed below. The information covers overall job description, estimated salary and wages, along with job projections by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Engineering Managers
Job Description
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as architecture and engineering or research and development in these fields. Read more about working environment, educational requirements, and potential salary of architectural and engineering managers in our career profile section.
Projections
- Total Employment (2010): 176,800
- Total Employment Projected (2020): 192,000
- Percent Job Growth: 8.60%
Landscape Architects
Job Description
Plan and design land areas for projects such as parks and other recreational facilities, airports, highways, hospitals, schools, land subdivisions, and commercial, industrial, and residential sites. Read more about working environment, educational requirements, and potential salary of landscape architects in our career profile section.
Projections
- Total Employment (2010): 21,600
- Total Employment Projected (2020): 25,100
- Percent Job Growth: 16.00%
- Percent of Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary That Are Self-Employed: (2010): 24%
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary
Job Description
Teach courses in architecture and architectural design, such as architectural environmental design, interior architecture/design, and landscape architecture. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research. Read more about working environment, educational requirements, and potential salary of architecture teachers, postsecondary in our career profile section.
List of schools that offer a landscape architecture degree or program in Virginia
4-Year Colleges and Universities
| University of Virginia | |
Charlottesville, VA
| Students That Completed This Program: 16 |
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