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2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$19,198 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,742 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree School for You

Natural Resources & Conservation is the #21 most popular major in Florida with 1,320 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Florida to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for natural resources and conservation students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Our analysis found Florida State University to be the best value school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Florida. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Florida State undergraduate students pay an average of $6,517 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Florida State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at The University of West Florida helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value natural resources and conservation schools in Florida. UWF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pensacola.

UWF undergraduate students pay an average of $5,776 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at The University of West Florida Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of South Florida - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value natural resources and conservation schools in Florida. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USF Tampa are $6,410 per year.

USF Tampa excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at University of South Florida - Main Campus Report

#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Florida is a great value for natural resources and conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UF are $6,381 per year.

UF also took the #1 spot in our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida rankings.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Florida

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Florida Gulf Coast University is a great value for natural resources and conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. FGCU is a large public school located in the suburb of Fort Myers.

FGCU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,118 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Florida International University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

FIU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,565 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, FIU also is in the top 20% of our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at Florida International University

#7

Flagler College - St Augustine

Saint Augustine, FL

Flagler College - St Augustine landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree natural resources and conservation programs. Located in the suburb of Saint Augustine, Flagler St. Augustine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Flagler St. Augustine undergraduate students pay an average of $21,140 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at Flagler College - St Augustine Report

#8

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nova Southeastern University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NUS Florida are $34,570 per year.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at Nova Southeastern University Report

#9

Rollins College

Winter Park, FL

Rollins College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree natural resources and conservation programs. Rollins is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Winter Park.

Rollins undergraduate students pay an average of $54,740 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Eckerd College

Saint Petersburg, FL

Eckerd College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for natural resources and conservation students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Eckerd is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Petersburg.

Eckerd undergraduate students pay an average of $47,704 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 1,277
West Virginia 708
South Carolina 255
Virginia 853
Arkansas 161
Mississippi 190
Tennessee 320
Louisiana 191
Alabama 365
Kentucky 149
Georgia 378

Natural Resources & Conservation Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation 22,254
Natural Resource Management 2,933
Wildlife Management 2,449
Forestry 2,233
Fisheries Sciences 483
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 151

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Lynn Betts.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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