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California Landscape Architects: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Landscape Architects in California

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Fast Facts for Landscape Architects in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: San Luis Obispo, Oakland, and Santa Ana
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Riverside, Fresno, and San Diego
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Santa Ana, Oakland, and San Francisco

Salaries for Landscape Architects in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: San Luis Obispo, Santa Ana, and Sacramento. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Landscape Architects in California are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Landscape Architects in California

Ashworth College
Online

Ashworth College (AU) provides online and campus based classes, in a flexible capacity so learning goes at the students pace during their free time.

  • Programs: Landscape Design
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Stratford Career Institute
Online

Career training in several fields. Offered in a distance-learning format.

  • Programs: Gardening And Landscaping
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

More California Landscape Architecture Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
American River CollegeSacramentoAssociate33,821
Antelope Valley CollegeLancasterAssociate13,312
Butte CollegeOrovilleAssociate12,228
Cabrillo CollegeAptosAssociate15,114
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis ObispoMasters19,777
California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomonaMasters21,477
City College of San FranciscoSan FranciscoAssociate46,411
College of MarinKentfieldAssociate6,476
College of San MateoSan MateoAssociate10,516
College of the CanyonsSanta ClaritaAssociate17,499
College of the RedwoodsEurekaAssociate6,025
College of the SequoiasVisaliaAssociate11,697
Cosumnes River CollegeSacramentoAssociate12,967
Cuyamaca CollegeEl CajonAssociate9,358
Diablo Valley CollegePleasant HillAssociate19,768
Fullerton CollegeFullertonAssociate20,719
Las Positas CollegeLivermoreAssociate8,024
Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland HillsAssociate19,526
Mendocino CollegeUkiahAssociate4,347
Merritt CollegeOaklandAssociate6,944
MiraCosta CollegeOceansideAssociate10,682
Modesto Junior CollegeModestoAssociate18,546
Mount Jacinto CollegeSan JacintoAssociate14,197
Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnutAssociate29,842
Saddleback CollegeMission ViejoAssociate18,371
San Diego Mesa CollegeSan DiegoAssociate21,437
San Joaquin Delta CollegeStocktonAssociate18,668
Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta BarbaraAssociate21,632
Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta RosaAssociate25,626
Solano Community CollegeFairfieldAssociate11,163
University of California-BerkeleyBerkeleyDoctorate & First Professional34,940
University of California-DavisDavisDoctorate & First Professional29,796
University of Southern CaliforniaLos AngelesDoctorate & First Professional33,408
Ventura CollegeVenturaAssociate12,603
West Valley CollegeSaratogaAssociate11,210
Yuba CollegeMarysvilleAssociate9,904

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Landscape Architects

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for California. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Landscape Architects

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Landscape Architects relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

CALIFORNIA

   
San Luis Obispo60$91,8805.2
Oakland490$60,6303.8
Santa Ana710$78,9003.7
San Francisco450$65,7703.6
Sacramento260$77,3502.3
San Diego280$77,3201.7
Fresno30 0.7
Riverside100$76,8200.6
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