Zoology is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #165 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Maine to determine which ones were the best for zoology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 74 degrees in zoology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The zoology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Zoology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Zoology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Zoology Schools in Maine list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of zoology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of New England is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in zoology. UNE is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized suburb of Biddeford. A Best Colleges rank of #709 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNE is a great university overall.
There were roughly 24 zoology students who graduated with this degree at UNE in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the zoology degree program at University of New England earn $2,940 above the typical graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Every student pursuing a degree in zoology needs to check out Unity College. Unity is a small private not-for-profit college located in the rural area of New Gloucester. This college ranks 8th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were roughly 18 zoology students who graduated with this degree at Unity in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the zoology program earn an average of $21,178 for their early career.
It is hard to beat University of Maine if you want to pursue a degree in zoology. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 19th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were roughly 32 zoology students who graduated with this degree at UMaine in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the zoology program state that they receive average early career income of $26,416.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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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The zoology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Zoology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Zoology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
