2027 Best Wildlife Management Schools in Maine

Wildlife Management degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.

For its 2027 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for wildlife management students pursuing a degree.

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• Best Wildlife Management Schools in Maine

Best Schools for Wildlife Management in Maine

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the wildlife management degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Wildlife Management

1

Unity College
New Gloucester, ME

Associate's Degree Highest Degree Type

135 Wildlife Management Degrees Awarded

$29,312 Median Starting Salary

Unity College tops our 2027 ranking of the best wildlife management schools. Set in the rural area of New Gloucester, Unity College is a large private not-for-profit institution. Roughly 29% of students complete a degree within six years here. About 135 wildlife management degrees were awarded at Unity College in the most recent year. Wildlife Management graduates of Unity College earn a median of $29,312 early in their careers. Unity College graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans. Read more about the wildlife management program at Unity College

2

University Of Maine
Orono, ME

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

36 Wildlife Management Degrees Awarded

$27,636 Median Starting Salary

University Of Maine came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best wildlife management schools. Located in the suburb of Orono, University Of Maine is a large public university. Roughly 55% of students complete a degree within six years here. There were roughly 36 wildlife management students who graduated with this degree at University Of Maine in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, wildlife management degree recipients from University Of Maine generally make around $27,636. Students borrow a median of $26,893 to complete this degree. Get the full wildlife management details for University Of Maine

Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.

• 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.