Landscape Architecture - Advanced Degree (MLA)
Cornell University · Ithaca, United States
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Cornell University · Ithaca, United States
Landscape Architecture - Advanced Degree (MLA)
Postgraduate · Engineering
About this programme
Our Graduate School program in landscape architecture complies with the requirements of three governing bodies: the New York State Education Department (NYSED), the Council of Landscape Architecture Registration Boards (CLARB), and the Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board. Designed to accommodate students from a wide range of academic backgrounds—whether or not they have prior training in landscape architecture or architecture—the program offers two distinct paths toward the master of landscape architecture (M.L.A.) degree. Each student's curriculum is individually tailored to align with their previous experience and academic goals.
- Level
- Postgraduate
- Field
- Engineering
- English
- IELTS 7
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Intake
- Fall
Entry requirements
All applicants are required to submit a design portfolio. The portfolio may include a wide variety of media, including freehand drawings, painting, photography, graphic design and renderings, garden design, and other creative endeavors. Portfolios are digitally submitted along with the M.L.A. application. There is no page limit; however, your file size should be less than 20 megabytes total to be able to upload onto the Cornell Graduate School application site. Applicants to the two-year program should hold a bachelor's degree in architecture or landscape architecture from a recognized institution. Applicants with a bachelor's degree in an area other than architecture or landscape architecture should apply to the three-year program. All Graduate School requirements , including the English language proficiency requirement for all applicants Two (2) letters of recommendation Portfolio Prospective foreign students without an undergraduate degree from a U.S. institution or an undergraduate degree conducted in English are required to pass the Test for English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a reading score of 22, writing score of 22, listening score of 20, and speaking score of 25. IELTS required is 7.0. Portfolio Summary Applicants to the M.L.A. program are required to submit a portfolio. The portfolio is used to assess your aptitude for visual thinking and design. Applicants...
Visa
- Visa required
- F-1 Academic Student
- Application fee
- USD 185 (MRV application fee)
- Processing time
- 4 weeks
Standard figures for this route. Some applicants pay a reduced fee or none at all — confirm your own case on the official visa page.
Scholarships available (5)
- AAUW International FellowshipsFully funded · Deadline November each year
- Fulbright Foreign Student ProgramFully funded · Varies by country, typically February-October
- Hubert Humphrey Fellowship ProgramFully funded · Varies by country, typically May-August
- Boren FellowshipsPartial funding · Deadline 2027-01-20
- P.E.O. International Peace ScholarshipPartial funding · Deadline 2026-12-15