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2026 Best Value Wildlife Management Schools in Florida

[Wildlife Management](/majors/natural-resources-conservation/wildlife-management/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for wildlife management students.

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• Best Value Wildlife Management Schools in Florida

2026 Best Value Wildlife Management Schools in Florida

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the wildlife management degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Wildlife Management Schools

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University Of Florida
Gainesville, FL

$6,381 In-State Tuition & Fees

$20,872 Avg Student Debt

$71,588 Median Earnings (10yr)

University Of Florida earned the #1 spot for value among wildlife management schools in Florida. Set in the city of Gainesville, University Of Florida is a very large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $6,381, with out-of-state students paying around $28,659. Students borrow a median of $20,872 to complete the wildlife management program here. Wildlife Management graduates of University Of Florida earn a median of $23,715 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 24% of applicants are accepted.

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Florida Keys Community College
Key West, FL

$3,276 In-State Tuition & Fees

$13,236 Avg Student Debt

$42,508 Median Earnings (10yr)

A rank of #2 makes Florida Keys Community College one of the best values for wildlife management. Florida Keys Community College is a small public school located in the town of Key West. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $3,276, with out-of-state students paying around $13,162. Wildlife Management graduates carry a median of $13,236 in student loans. Early-career wildlife management graduates make about $47,373. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.