Wildlife Management at University of Maine

What traits are you looking for in a wildlife school? To help you decide if University of Maine is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's wildlife program.

UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and has a total student population of 11,741. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received their master's degree in wildlife.

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

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

UMaine Wildlife Management Rankings

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.

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 Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who graduated with a master’s in wildlife from UMaine in 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

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.