If you pursue a degree in environmental studies, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #87 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Environmental Studies Schools in Maine ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 109 degrees in environmental studies annually.
The ecosystem studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Environmental Studies rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for environmental studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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 Environmental Studies Schools in Maine list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the ecosystem studies degree levels they offer.
Colby College is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in environmental studies. Located in the remote town of Waterville, Colby is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #107 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Colby is a great college overall.
There were roughly 19 environmental studies students who graduated with this degree at Colby in the most recent data year.
Bates College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in environmental studies. Bates is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Lewiston. A Best Colleges rank of #194 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Bates is a great college overall.
There were about 40 environmental studies students who graduated with this degree at Bates in the most recent year we have data available.
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Develop a broad-based interdisciplinary skill set to solve complex environmental problems like climate change, alternative energy and sustainability with a specialized online degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
Any student pursuing a degree in environmental studies has to check out Unity College. Located in the rural area of New Gloucester, Unity is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 7th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were roughly 10 environmental studies students who graduated with this degree at Unity in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat University of New England if you want to pursue a degree in environmental studies. UNE is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized suburb of Biddeford. This university ranks 6th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were about 3 environmental studies students who graduated with this degree at UNE in the most recent year we have data available.
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 ecosystem studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Environmental Studies rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for environmental studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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