2024 Best Conservation Biology Schools in Florida

Conservation Biology is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #694 out of the 1506 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Florida to determine which ones were the best for conservation biology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 10 degrees in conservation biology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Conservation Biology Schools List

Conservation Biology Rankings by Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Conservation Biology Schools in Florida list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Conservation Biology in Florida

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the conservation biology degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Florida Schools in Conservation Biology

1

Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, FL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

33.3% Growth in Graduates

Florida Institute of Technology is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in conservation biology. Located in the city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a degree in conservation biology from Florida Institute of Technology

2

University of South Florida - Main Campus
Tampa, FL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of South Florida - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in conservation biology. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in conservation biology from University of South Florida - Main Campus

Best Conservation Biology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Conservation Biology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
North Carolina	710	3
Tennessee	624	14
Alabama	500	8
Louisiana	489	0

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Conservation Biology Related Rankings by Major

One of 11 majors within the Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology area of study, Conservation Biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Marine Biology	364
Epidemiology	92
Ecology	33
Aquatic Biology/Limnology	8
Other Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	4
Evolutionary Biology	1

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 Ernst Haeckel.

More about our data sources and methodologies.