In Business / April 2007
Growing Career
The Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported that landscape architecture is the fastest growing of all the design professions.
The American Society for Landscape Architects National Salary and Business Indicator Surveys supported the government’s projection, showing the average base salary and bonuses for landscape architects is almost $90,000-up 20 percent from 2004. Landscape firm billings are also up by 10 percent over the previous survey. Demand is also projected to expand 18 to 26 percent by the year 2014.
To meet the demand, the number of graduates in landscape architecture programs needs to grow by an average of six percent annually.
WVU offers West Virginia’s only landscape architecture program that is accredited by the American Society of Landscape Architects. The four-year course of study combines theory, intensive design studio experiences, and a wide variety of opportunities for hands-on activities. Approximately 165 students are enrolled in the program. WVU’s landscape architecture program ranked 13th in the nation and fourth in the eastern states in the Design Intelligence Survey of America’s Best Architecture and Design Schools in 2006.
In West Virginia, average salaries in landscape architecture have been increasing by 25% since 1990. The average salary of landscape architects with 0-5 years of experience is $40,000; for those with 21-25 years it is $80,250.
For more information, contact Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry, & Consumer Sciences, West Virginia University P.O. Box 6108, Morgantown, WV 26506-6108, 304.293.4832, ext. 4450.
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