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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$12,516 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,625 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Florida to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in Florida

Check out the natural resources and conservation master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Florida Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Natural Resources & Conservation

Our analysis found The University of West Florida to be the best value school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Florida. UWF is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Pensacola.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UWF are $9,062 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Florida Gulf Coast University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value natural resources and conservation schools in Florida. FGCU is a large public school located in the suburb of Fort Myers.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at FGCU are $8,971 per year.

FGCU also took the #5 spot in our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Florida rankings.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at Florida Gulf Coast University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of South Florida - Main Campus is a great value for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

USF Tampa graduate students pay an average of $10,428 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Out of the 6 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 4 spot on the list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UF are $12,737 per year.

UF did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Florida International University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value natural resources and conservation schools in Florida. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at FIU are $11,106 a year.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at Florida International University Report

#6

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nova Southeastern University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

NUS Florida graduate students pay an average of $22,790 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 Colleges 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 6 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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