Work that's creatively fulfilling, highly in-demand, and improves communities? The perfect career does exist.
Graduates in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Design degree programs design, build and manage thoughtful outdoor spaces for communities, commercial developments, and athletics.
Landscape Architecture is a highly creative career that blends expertise in discipline areas like STEM, art, and architecture. Landscape Contracting and Management is a business-oriented career that combines project management, plant care, and resource management for a wide range of clients.
For high school students who love art but struggle with the ROI of college costs, landscape architecture and landscape contracting offer sought-after careers with a variety of pathways open to graduates.
You don’t have to dream your perfect career — we’ll show you how you can build it.
Graduates in Landscape Contracting and Management create the outdoor spaces we move through every day. Careers take graduates from entrepreneurship to construction project management all the way to Fortune 500 companies in the specialization.
Students at Mississippi State participate in national competitions and get hands-on experience at internships across the country. With guidance and industry connections from University professors, graduates work in major urban areas, in suburban residential developments, or in innovative ecological projects.
The question isn't what can you do— it's how far do you want to go?
Graduates in Landscape Architecture and Landscape Contracting & Management programs can look forward to rewarding careers — creatively and financially. Landscape Architecture and Contracting & Management firms thrive in urban, suburban, or rural markets across the country.
Career growth can take someone to international conferences, the executive suite, or major cities. Landscape degree programs prepare graduates for in-demand professions with valuable skills.
Graduate with a diploma – and a resume.
Mississippi State Department of Landscape Architecture students begin major program work on Day One. By the time they graduate, a student has completed 3 years of internships, often gaining work experience at firms across the country. Students love the hands-on instruction from faculty, industry connections, and participation in professional competitions.
