2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $75-$110k

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 Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Natural Resources Conservation is the 50th most popular major in the country with 22,202 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, natural resources conservation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,654 and had an average of $25,969 in loans still to pay off.

Across Florida, there were 1,061 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,157 and $21,469 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 71 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,589 and $45,697 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in natural resources conservation. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great natural resources conservation 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 natural resources conservation program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The conservation school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $75-$110k) in Florida

#1

The University of West Florida

Pensacola, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$24,894 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of West Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $75-$110k list. UWF is a fairly large public school situated in Pensacola, Florida. It awarded 15 masters’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

UWF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UWF are $24,894.

Full UWF Natural Resources Conservation Report

#2

Florida International University

Miami, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$24,211 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida International University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 12 masters’s conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

FIU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at FIU are $24,211, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at FIU

#3

University of South Florida - Main Campus

Tampa, Florida

#3 in overall quality

$21,126 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$42,682 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s conservation degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USF Tampa, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at University of South Florida - Main Campus

#4

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, Florida

#4 in overall quality

$31,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Gulf Coast University landed the #4 spot on the list. Fort Myers, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s conservation degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

FGCU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Gulf Coast University are $31,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at FGCU

#5

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida

$40,220 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Miami landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s conservation students in 2019-2020.

U Miami also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at U Miami are $40,220, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at University of Miami

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation (Income $75-$110k)

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

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Lynn Betts.

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