US College Programs

Environmental Science and Conservation (Bachelor's) Programs in Maine, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

  • 5 programs report first-year pay
  • 5 also report federal debt
  • Bachelor's in Natural Resources Conservation and Research

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Maine environmental science and conservation bachelor's program pays its graduates $34,465 in their first year, $489 more than the national median. University of Maine reports the highest first-year pay ($39,297), and Bates College the lowest median debt ($9,614).

Median first-year pay$34,465National $33,976
Median pay after 5 years$57,652National $54,967
Median federal debt$26,500National $23,078
Debt-to-earnings68%National 67%

All 5 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

Debt and first-year pay at every Maine environmental science and conservation program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Maine medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 5 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

  1. University of Maine$39,297
  2. Bates College$38,437
  3. University of Southern Maine$34,465
  4. University of New England$34,434
  5. Colby College$28,216

Lowest median debt

  1. Bates College$9,614
  2. Colby College$19,313
  3. University of Maine$26,500
  4. University of Southern Maine$26,513
  5. University of New England$27,000

Lowest debt for the pay

  1. Bates College25%
  2. University of Maine67%
  3. Colby College68%
  4. University of Southern Maine77%
  5. University of New England78%

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to environmental science and conservation, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Compliance Officers

$83,740

Median pay in Maine. 1,790 people work in this job in Maine. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 32,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $50,480Top 10%: $118,060

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health

$66,480

Median pay in Maine. 530 people work in this job in Maine. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 7,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $49,280Top 10%: $107,100

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health

$51,820

Median pay in Maine. 150 people work in this job in Maine. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 5,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.

Bottom 10%: $35,550Top 10%: $78,540

Forest and Conservation Technicians

$54,560

Median pay nationwide. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 2% from 2025 to 2035, with about 3,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.

Common questions

University of Maine in Orono reports the highest median first-year pay, $39,297. Its median federal debt is $26,500.

Related pages

Environmental Science and Conservation (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked247 programs by pay and debt

About this data

  • Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
  • Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
  • Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Maine rankings when their main campus is in another state.
  • Medians are across the environmental science and conservation bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

  1. U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
  2. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
  4. NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024