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2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Florida

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$10,970 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,386 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation 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 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 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 Schools in Florida

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

Best Florida Schools for Affordable Quality in Natural Resources & Conservation

$5,776 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named The University of West Florida the best value school in Florida for natural resources and conservation students. Located in the small city of Pensacola, UWF is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UWF are $5,776 a year.

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$6,118 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Schools in Florida list. Located in the suburb of Fort Myers, FGCU is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FGCU are $6,118 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, FGCU also did well on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at Florida Gulf Coast University Report

#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL
$6,381 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UF are $6,381 a 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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$6,410 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of South Florida - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resources and conservation schools in Florida. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a very large student population.

USF Tampa undergraduate students pay an average of $6,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$6,565 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Florida International University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resources and conservation schools in Florida. FIU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FIU are $6,565 a year.

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#6

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL
$34,570 Average Tuition & Fees

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NUS Florida are $34,570 per year.

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Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the Southeast Region

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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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