Wildlife Management at University of Maine

If you are interested in studying wildlife management, you may want to check out the program at University of Maine. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and approximately 11,741 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,012 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Maine in 2021, 45 of them were wildlife management majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Wildlife Management section at the bottom of this page.

UMaine Wildlife Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Wildlife
• Master’s Degree in Wildlife
• Doctorate Degree in Wildlife

UMaine Wildlife Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the wildlife progam at UMaine compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The wildlife major at UMaine is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Wildlife Management. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Wildlife Management Doctor’s Degree Schools	10
Most Popular Wildlife Management Schools	17

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in wildlife from UMaine. This makes it the #18 most popular school for wildlife master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in wildlife, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Wildlife Graduates from UMaine Make?

The median salary of wildlife students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMaine is $31,484. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 21% higher than the national average of $26,124 for all wildlife bachelor's degree recipients.

Wildlife Student Demographics at UMaine

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the wildlife majors at University of Maine.

UMaine Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 45 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Wildlife Management from UMaine in 2020-2021, 51% were men and 49% were women.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in wildlife at UMaine are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maine with a bachelor's in wildlife.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	42
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UMaine Wildlife Management Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a master's degree in Wildlife Management from UMaine in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a wildlife master's degree from UMaine, 67% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maine with a master's in wildlife.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UMaine also has a doctoral program available in wildlife. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Forestry
• Natural Resources Conservation

Careers That Wildlife Grads May Go Into

A degree in wildlife can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for ME, the home state for University of Maine.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	250	$59,360
Fish and Game Wardens	130	$58,800
Conservation Scientists	90	$61,970

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jalnet2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.