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.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Maine to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of zoology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 46 degrees in zoology annually.
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 best schools in the United States for getting a degree in zoology. UNE is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize suburb of Biddeford.
Students who receive their degree from the zoology program earn around $28,509 in their early career salary.
It's hard to beat University of Maine if you want to pursue a degree in zoology. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public university with a large student population.
Degree recipients from the zoology degree program at University of Maine make $5,343 above the standard college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
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).