BSLA Program Public Information
Accreditation
The Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (BSLA) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is a professional degree accredited by the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board (LAAB). LAAB granted the BSLA program a 6-year accreditation term, through June 2029. The next accreditation review is scheduled for Spring of 2029.
Annual Cost
The chart below lists 2024-2025 estimated costs (9-month) for UMass Amherst undergraduate students.
|
Description |
In-State Residents |
Out-of-State Residents |
New England Regional Residents |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Tuition & Fees |
$17,772 |
$40,449 |
$33,512 |
|
Room & Board |
$9,062 |
$9,062 |
$9,062 |
|
Total Cost |
$37,121 |
$59,798 |
$52,861 |
*A Commonwealth Honors College fee of $300 is not included in the chart for students who attend within the UMass Commonwealth Honors College.
For a complete list of student fees and a per-credit hour breakdown of tuition rates please refer to the Bursar’s Office Undergraduate Tuition and Fees page.
Student Retention and Graduation Rates
|
Graduation Year |
Academic Year Entering Sophomore Studios |
Number Students in Sophomore Studios |
Number Students Continued to Senior Year Studio |
Retention Rate (%) based on sophomore to senior year enrollment |
Number of BSLA Degrees Awarded within 6 years or enrolling at UMass |
BSLA Graduation Rate (%) within 6 years of entering UMass |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2012 |
2009-10 |
22 |
15 |
68% |
15 |
100% |
|
2013 |
2010-11 |
31 |
24 |
77% |
23 |
96% |
|
2014 |
2011-12 |
17 |
10 |
59% |
8 |
80% |
|
2015 |
2012-13 |
27 |
16 |
59% |
16 |
100% |
|
2016 |
2013-14 |
16 |
11 |
69% |
11 |
100% |
|
2017 |
2014-15 |
18 |
13 |
72% |
12 |
92% |
|
2018 |
2015-16 |
17 |
15 |
88% |
15 |
100% |
|
2019 |
2016-17 |
12 |
12 |
100% |
11 |
92% |
|
2020 |
2017-18 |
21 |
19 |
90% |
18 |
86% |
|
2021 |
2018-19 |
16 |
14 |
88% |
14 |
100% |
|
2022 |
2019-20 |
20 |
18 |
90% |
17 |
94% |
|
2023 |
2020-21 |
20 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
*Most BSLA majors do not enter the program as freshman, but transfer into the major after they have already been enrolled at UMass. At that time, they begin the program as “sophomores“ and enroll in the sophomore-level studio. Therefore, the sophomore studio is the best measure of the number of students entering the BSLA program.