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2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in Florida

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$12,516 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,625 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 253 degrees and certificates were awarded to natural resources and conservation students who went to a Florida college or university. This makes it the #23 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Florida to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for natural resources and conservation students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Florida

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Florida Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Natural Resources & Conservation

Our 2023 rankings named The University of West Florida the best value school in Florida for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Pensacola, UWF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UWF are $9,062 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Gulf Coast University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Myers, FGCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at FGCU are $8,971 a year.

FGCU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a very large student population.

USF Tampa graduate students pay an average of $10,428 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UF graduate students pay an average of $12,737 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UF is ranked #1 for overall quality for natural resources and conservation in Florida.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. FIU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at FIU are $11,106 a year.

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#6

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

With a ranking of #6, Nova Southeastern University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. NUS Florida is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NUS Florida are $22,790 a year.

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Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 36
North Carolina 298
Virginia 252
Tennessee 53
Georgia 82
South Carolina 82
Louisiana 29
West Virginia 193
Kentucky 13
Arkansas 22
Alabama 84

Natural Resources & Conservation Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation 3,724
Natural Resource Management 1,073
Forestry 486
Wildlife Management 323
Fisheries Sciences 106
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 32

Majors Similar to Natural Resources & Conservation

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Lynn Betts.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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