2021 Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Florida
6Colleges
799Bachelor's Degrees
$30,624Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, 799 bachelor's degrees were awarded to natural resources conservation students who went to a Florida college or university. This makes it the #34 most popular major in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 4.7% of all the conservation bachelor's degrees in the country.
For this year's Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Florida ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a bachelor's in conservation. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural resources conservation programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the natural resources conservation program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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 the Best Conservation Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus has taken the #1 spot in this year's natural resources conservation ranking for non-traditional students. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa. USF Tampa also made our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in Florida list, coming in at #1.
About 1.2% of USF Tampa students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 22,899 students take at least one class online at USF Tampa. 13,938 of USF Tampa students are attending part time.
Florida State University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Florida State has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in Florida ranking.
The student loan default rate at Florida State is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 20,172 students take at least one class online at Florida State. There are roughly 8,311 part time students in attendance at Florida State.
Our rankings recognize Florida Gulf Coast University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. FGCU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fort Myers. FGCU also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in Florida rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. There are approximately 5,017 students at FGCU that take at least one class online. About 3,843 of the students at FGCU are attending part time.
Florida International University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best natural resources conservation schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population. FIU also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in Florida rankings.
The student loan default rate at FIU is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 21,632 students at FIU that take at least one class online. 22,664 of FIU students are attending part time.
Rollins College earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Rollins is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Winter Park. Rollins did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in Florida list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. There are roughly 297 part time students in attendance at Rollins.
Our rankings recognize Eckerd College as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Eckerd is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Petersburg. Eckerd also made our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in Florida list, coming in at #4.
About 2.7% of Eckerd students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are roughly 55 part time students in attendance at Eckerd.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 6 schools only.
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 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).
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In <nil>, 799 bachelor's degrees were awarded to natural resources conservation students who went to a Florida college or university. This makes it the #34 most popular major in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 4.7% of all the conservation bachelor's degrees in the country.
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