The University of Minnesota offers undergraduate and graduate landscaping degrees at its Twin Cities campus. Undergraduates can earn a Bachelor of Environmental Design: Landscape Design and Planning degree. Graduates can get a three-year Master of Landscape Architecture degree, which is required for students who want to become licensed landscape architects in Minnesota. Both programs focus on the skills required for field work, such as a knowledge of design principles, horticulture and environmental design. The university also offers advanced degrees in related fields, including horticulture and landscape implementation and management.
Department of Landscape Architecture
144 Rapson Hall
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612-625-6860
design.umn.edu
Central Lakes College offers a two-year landscape technology diploma program for students who want careers in landscape design, landscape installation and landscape construction. The program provides classroom courses, as well as hands-on experience to prepare students for all aspects of the landscaping shrubs, advanced landscape design and computer-assisted landscape design. Students learn about plants and products, proper landscape design principles, installation and construction practices and how to estimate and bid landscape projects. Credits from Central Lakes College transfer to the University of Minnesota's landscaping programs, for those who want to earn a bachelor's degree in landscape design.
Central Lakes College
501 W. College Drive
Brainerd, MN 56401
218-855-8000
clcmn.edu
Hennepin Technical College offers two programs to begin a landscaping career. Students can earn a two-year Associate in Applied Science degree in landscape design and construction, which requires 72 credit hours to complete, as well as a 64-hour diploma in the same field. The school also offers an advanced technical certificate in landscape construction. The associate's degree program provides students with professional landscaping skills, including residential design, computer drafting and graphics, blueprint reading, estimating, landscape installation and hardscape construction. Classes include diseases and insects, plant biology and sustainable landscape design. The diploma is slightly shorter, but some credits may not transfer for those who want to earn a bachelor's or master's degree.
Brooklyn Park Campus
9000 Brooklyn Blvd.
Brooklyn Park, MN 55445
952-995-1300
hennepintech.edu