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Environmental science at UMaine

UMaine graduates about 102 environmental science majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 167th of 544 schools we score for environmental science, a strong program at 66 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $50,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $12 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

66/100Strong#167 of 544 for environmental science →
Graduates a year1025% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$50,0000.98× the same major nationally
Research in the field$12Ma year, NSF
Admit rate94%whole school
SAT middle 50%1070–1330whole school

Around UMaine

The Miró Quartet with clarinetist David Shifrin in the Minsky Recital Hall at th
Miró Quartet with David Shifrin UMaine 20220327Photo: SarekOfVulcan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Maine Experiment Station Barn
Main Building Page Farm and Home Museum Orono MainePhoto: Drbnagy · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The lawn outside of Hancock Hall at the University of Maine.
Outside Hancock Hall - panoramioPhoto: Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The statue of Bananas T. Bear, the mascot of the University of Maine Orono, stan
Bananas T Bear Statue - UMainePhoto: ToddC4176 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where environmental science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Sawyer Environmental Research Center, Edward Bryand Global Science Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 112 · Athletics 13 · Dorm 10 · Dining 3 · Chapel 2 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the environmental science ranking

  1. Ohio Wesleyan University 67
  2. Southwestern University 67
  3. University of Oregon 66
  4. Iowa State University of Science and Technology 66
  5. Michigan Technological University 66
  6. George Mason University 66
  7. Drexel University 66
  8. University of Missouri–Kansas City 66

Other strong majors at UMaine

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UMaine with every school we score in environmental science. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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