Environmental Science is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #91 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Environmental Science Schools in Maine ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 143 degrees in environmental science to qualified students.
Your choice of environmental science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Environmental Science School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Environmental Science Schools in Maine ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the bioenvironmental sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.
It's hard to beat Colby College if you wish to pursue a degree in environmental science. Colby is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Waterville. A Best Colleges rank of #107 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Colby is a great college overall.
There were approximately 30 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at Colby in the most recent year we have data available.
Unity College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in environmental science. Unity is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the rural area of New Gloucester. This college ranks 7th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were roughly 12 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at Unity in the most recent data year.
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Every student pursuing a degree in environmental science needs to check out University of New England. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #742 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNE is a great university overall.
There were roughly 10 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at UNE in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat University of Maine if you want to pursue a degree in environmental science. UMaine is a large public university located in the small suburb of Orono. This university ranks 19th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were approximately 63 environmental science students who graduated with this degree at UMaine in the most recent data year.
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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Your choice of environmental science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Environmental Science School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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