MS Landscape Architecture at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Programme overview

The Landscape Architecture, MS no longer admits new students after Fall 2026. If you have any questions, please contact the department (see contact box). The study of landscape architecture investigates how designers, planners, and restoration and preservation specialists create, conserve, and manage built and natural spaces and outdoor-indoor relationships to support thriving human cultures and communities, and ensure the survival of Earth’s complex natural systems.

Department: Planning Landscape Architecture | Duration: 36 credits | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall (deadline October 1) | Location: Madison, WI, United States

What you will study

The degree requires a minimum of 36 credits. Courses listed in the requirements include LAND ARC 710 Theories of Landscape Change; LAND ARC 720 Critical Inquiry into Landscape Design Expression; LAND ARC 990 Research.

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Application information

Entry requirements

GRE (Graduate Record Examinations) Not required; Letters of Recommendation Required 3; Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Applications submitted by the deadlines listed above will be considered for limited Department funding. The Landscape Architecture, MS no longer admits new students after Fall 2026. If you have any questions, please contact the department (see contact box). A bachelor's degree is required of all prospective candidates. The department’s Graduate Program Committee screens applicants on the basis of university transcripts for all previous work, three letters of recommendation, samples of creative work or writing, and a letter of intent describing how the student's graduate educational needs can be fulfilled by this program.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms (spring, summer or fall) vary by programme and are listed on each programme's Graduate Guide admissions tab. An applicant may have active applications in only one entry term at a time.

Application deadlines vary by programme and are listed on the programme's Graduate Guide admissions tab. Applications are submitted through the Graduate School application portal. The application fee is $75 US, non-refundable, payable by credit card (MasterCard or Visa) or debit/ATM; international applicants pay an extra $6 processing fee. Up to three programmes in the same entry term can be applied to for one application fee.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.wisc.edu/apply/requirements/

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