Natural Resources & Conservation degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #25 out of the 38 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Maine to determine which ones were the best for natural resources & conservation students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 463 degrees in natural resources & conservation to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Natural Resources & Conservation School
The natural resources & conservation program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Natural Resources & Conservation rankings. For our Best Overall Natural Resources & Conservation 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.
Pick Your Natural Resources & Conservation Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Maine list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Natural Resources & Conservation in Maine
The schools below may not offer all types of natural resources & conservation degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Maine Schools in Natural Resources & Conservation
Colby College is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in natural resources & conservation. Colby is a small private not-for-profit college located in the remote town of Waterville. A Best Colleges rank of #107 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Colby is a great college overall.
There were about 52 natural resources & conservation students who graduated with this degree at Colby in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, natural resources & conservation degree recipients typically make around $28,216 in the first five years of their career.
Bates College is a good option for students interested in a degree in natural resources & conservation. Located in the small city of Lewiston, Bates is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #194 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Bates is a great college overall.
There were roughly 40 natural resources & conservation students who graduated with this degree at Bates in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the natural resources & conservation program earn an average of $38,437 in the first couple years of their career.
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Unity College is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in natural resources & conservation. Unity is a medium-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 about 146 natural resources & conservation students who graduated with this degree at Unity in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, natural resources & conservation degree recipients generally earn about $35,322 in their early careers.
University of Maine is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in natural resources & conservation. UMaine is a large public university located in the suburb of Orono. This university ranks 19th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were approximately 133 natural resources & conservation students who graduated with this degree at UMaine in the most recent data year. After graduating, natural resources & conservation degree recipients generally make around $34,886 at the beginning of their careers.
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 natural resources & conservation program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Natural Resources & Conservation rankings. For our Best Overall Natural Resources & Conservation 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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