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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Conservation Biology

9 Ranked Colleges
89 Degrees Awarded
$29,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Conservation Biology Schools for a Master's

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Conservation Biology Schools for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

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” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in conservation biology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent conservation biology programs, but they also 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Conservation Biology Schools for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree conservation biology students.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Conservation Biology

#1

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 #1 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Biology Schools for a Master’s list. Mount Pleasant, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s conservation biology degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree conservation biology students list, Central Michigan has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Conservation Biology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan University are $19,359, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of West Alabama

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

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Conservation Biology Schools for a Master’s 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 took the #9 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 University of West Alabama are $13,546.

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#3

Frostburg State University

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

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Conservation Biology Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Frostburg State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Frostburg State University is a small school located in Frostburg, Maryland that handed out 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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#4

Florida Institute of Technology

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Biology Schools for a Master’s 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 #5 spot in our “Best Conservation Biology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Tech are $22,588, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

University of South Florida - Main Campus

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

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Conservation Biology Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 7 masters’s conservation biology degrees in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Conservation Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

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

With a ranking of #6, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Conservation Biology Schools for a Master’s list. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s conservation biology degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

ESF also made our “Best Conservation Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry are $24,990, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

University of Connecticut

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

University of Connecticut ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Conservation Biology Schools for a Master’s list. University of Connecticut is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 2 masters’s conservation biology degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN also took the #3 spot in our “Best Conservation Biology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Columbia University in the City of New York

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

Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Conservation Biology Schools for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 8 masters’s conservation biology degrees 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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#9

Tufts University

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

With a ranking of #9, Tufts University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Conservation Biology Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Medford, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 16 degrees to qualified masters’s conservation biology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree conservation biology students list, Tufts has also earned the #2 rank 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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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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