The University of Massachusetts, Amherst, is the only public university in New England offering a Master’s in Landscape Architecture (MLA) degree. Established in 1903, our Landscape Architecture Program is the second oldest in the country and is fully accredited through the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board.

The Master's in Landscape Architecture program prepares students to become leaders throughout the broad range of professional activities which define the profession. The program seeks to provide:

• An understanding of the history of peoples' relationships to the land, and of the fundamental theories of planning and design intervention.
• An understanding of the physical, cultural and biotic forces which influence environmental design.
• Opportunities to creatively engage a broad range of real contemporary problems in planning and design.
• A working knowledge of the information, processes and techniques used in the landscape planning and design professions.
• The capacity to communicate with specialists in other design fields and in relevant social and natural sciences.