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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Conservation Biology (Income $75-$110k)

9 Ranked Colleges
89 Degrees Awarded
$29,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Conservation Biology Schools for a Master's For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Conservation Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 344 people earned their degree in conservation biology, making the major the 687th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 89 conservation biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Conservation Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in conservation biology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great conservation biology programs and cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Conservation Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Conservation Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Conservation Biology (Income $75-$110k)

#1

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality
$51,194 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s conservation biology degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Conservation Biology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of South Florida - Main Campus

Tampa, Florida
#7 in overall quality
$21,126 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k 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.

USF Tampa also made our “Best Conservation Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#6 in overall quality
$19,359 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and it awarded 10 masters’s conservation biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Michigan also took the #6 spot in our “Best Conservation Biology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan are $19,359, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Syracuse, New York
#4 in overall quality
$24,990 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Conservation Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 28 masters’s conservation biology degrees in 2019-2020.

ESF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Conservation Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ESF are $24,990, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, Maryland
#8 in overall quality
$12,790 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Frostburg State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Frostburg State is a small public school situated in Frostburg, Maryland. It awarded 5 masters’s conservation biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Frostburg State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Conservation Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Frostburg State are $12,790, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

University of West Alabama

Livingston, Alabama
#9 in overall quality
$13,546 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

University of West Alabama ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Conservation Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of West Alabama is a medium-sized school located in Livingston, Alabama that handed out 6 masters’s conservation biology degrees in 2019-2020.

University of West Alabama did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Conservation Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of West Alabama are $13,546, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality
$55,168 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Tufts University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Conservation Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Medford, Massachusetts, and it awarded 16 masters’s conservation biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Tufts also took the #2 spot in our “Best Conservation Biology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts are $55,168.

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#8

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#3 in overall quality
$41,576 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

University of Connecticut ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Conservation Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s conservation biology students in 2019-2020.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Conservation Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida
#5 in overall quality
$22,588 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Florida Institute of Technology landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Conservation Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Florida Tech is located in Melbourne, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s conservation biology degrees to qualified students.

Florida Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Conservation Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Institute of Technology are $22,588, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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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.

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