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

7 Ranked Colleges
202 Degrees Awarded
$27,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Natural Resources & 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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Natural Resources & Conservation is the 26th most popular major in the country with 30,341 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, natural resources and conservation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,196 and had an average of $25,077 in loans still to pay off.

Across Florida, there were 1,517 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,000 and $25,342 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 202 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,589 and $45,697 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in natural resources and conservation. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great natural resources and 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 and conservation program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation (Income $75-$110k) in Florida

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 70 masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 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 University of Florida are $30,130.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at UF

#2

The University of West Florida

Pensacola, Florida
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of West Florida landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of West Florida is a fairly large public school situated in Pensacola, Florida. It awarded 15 masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

UWF also made our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UWF are $24,894, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at The University of West Florida

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified masters’s natural resources and conservation students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FIU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at FIU

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Florida 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 natural resources and conservation degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa also took the #4 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at University of South Florida - Main Campus

#5

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, Florida
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Gulf Coast University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $75-$110k. Florida Gulf Coast University is a fairly large public school situated in Fort Myers, Florida. It awarded 17 masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

FGCU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at FGCU are $31,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at FGCU

#6

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Nova Southeastern University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s natural resources and conservation students in 2019-2020.

NUS Florida not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Nova Southeastern University are $22,242, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Nova Southeastern University Natural Resources & Conservation Report

#7

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Miami did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $75-$110k list. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Coral Gables, Florida. It awarded 47 masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

U Miami also made our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at U Miami are $40,220, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Miami

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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%.

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.

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