2022 Best Value Conservation Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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Conservation Biology is the 687th most popular major in the country with 344 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 37 conservation biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 conservation biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Conservation Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in conservation biology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality conservation biology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the conservation biology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Conservation Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree conservation biology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Conservation Biology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of South Florida - Main Campus

Tampa, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$21,126 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Conservation Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s conservation biology degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree conservation biology students whose families make $0-$30k list, USF Tampa has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Conservation Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126.

Full USF Tampa Conservation Biology Report

#2

University of West Alabama

Livingston, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$13,546 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Conservation Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of West Alabama landed the #2 spot on the list. University of West Alabama is a medium-sized public school situated in Livingston, Alabama. It awarded 6 masters’s conservation biology degrees in 2019-2020.

University of West Alabama also made our “Best Conservation Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of West Alabama are $13,546, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Conservation Biology at University of West Alabama

#3

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida

$22,588 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Conservation Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. Melbourne, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s conservation biology degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida Tech, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Conservation Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Tech are $22,588, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Florida Tech Conservation Biology Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Conservation Biology (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

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