Master’s degree · Adjacent subject: Landscape architecture
Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA)
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa · School of Architecture · Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
- Official award
- Master of Landscape ArchitectureMLA
- Pathway
- ProfessionalStated for United States
- Format
- On campus
- Tuition
- $7,800per semester, 2026-27
Adjacent subject
About this program
Professional landscape architecture master with first-professional, advanced-placement and post-professional tracks, focused on Hawaii and tropical Asia-Pacific coastal regions.
- Subject
- Landscape architecture
- Department
- School of Architecture
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Qualification and professional pathway
Pathway is classified only from a statement on an official page. A degree title such as B.Arch, BA, BSc, M.Arch or MSc does not decide it, and no degree by itself grants permission to practise as an architect.
- Degree level
- Master’s degreeA postgraduate degree. Entry requirements differ widely: some accept graduates of any subject, others require a prior architecture degree.
- Pathway
- Professional pathwayThe program itself is a professionally accredited or validated degree in the stated jurisdiction, as shown by the source quoted on the page. Further steps are normally still required before registration.
- Why we classify it this way
- The school says the MLA is a professional degree recognized by LAAB.“The Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) is a professional degree recognized by the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board (LAAB).”Source
- Previous architecture degree required
- Not published
- Applicants without an architecture degree
- Not published
Accreditation, validation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Institutional recognition, degree-awarding authority, program accreditation, professional validation and eligibility toward registration are different things; none of them is full professional registration.
Stated by the schoolLandscape Architectural Accreditation Board (LAAB)Program accreditationFull statusUS
Scope: Master of Landscape Architecture
Further requirements: A professional license is required to practice landscape architecture.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- Not published
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Mānoa campus
Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Portfolio
- Not published
- Interview
- Not published
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduate School of Architecture tuition, 12+ credits per semester (Fall and Spring)Tuition | $7,800per semester, 2026-27 | Resident Tuition | 19 October 2026Source |
| Graduate School of Architecture tuition, 12+ credits per semester (Fall and Spring)Tuition | $16,824per semester, 2026-27 | Non-Resident Tuition | 19 October 2026Source |
| Graduate School of Architecture tuition, under 12 creditsTuition | $650per credit, 2026-27 | Resident Tuition | 19 October 2026Source |
| Graduate School of Architecture tuition, under 12 creditsTuition | $1,402per credit, 2026-27 | Non-Resident Tuition | 19 October 2026Source |
| Fees column, School of Architecture graduate, per semesterOther compulsory charge · mandatory | $967per semester, 2026-27 | All students | 19 October 2026Source |
No total is shown: the sources do not state a whole-program figure and the published duration and fee basis do not support a calculation.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: duration, full-time or part-time options, intakes, portfolio requirement, whether a previous architecture degree is required.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 19 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 19 October 2026)