10 Master's degrees offered by the university

The University of Maine School of Earth and Climate Sciences has a well-established reputation for educating highly successful masters and doctoral students. 

The University of Maine has established itself as a center of excellence for interdisciplinary graduate-level training in Ecology and Environmental Sciences. 

Wildlife Ecology students from The University of Maine are only accepted if the department or faculty have funding for graduate assistantships, tuition and research expenses. 

Climate change is already impacting northern New England, with anticipated impacts to Maine’s fisheries, timber industry, and economy. We offer a Climate Science and Adaptation degree at The University of Maine.

The Climate Change Institute at The University of Maine offers a Master’s of Science degree in Quaternary and Climate Studies.

The MS degree in PPlant, Soil and Environmental Sciences at The University of Maine may be earned for a program of study comprising at least 30 hours of work including credit for graduate thesis work, which constitutes a major portion of the degree program.  

The Anthropology and Environmental Policy degree hold joint appoints or cooperating status with a number of units across The University of Maine campus. 

The Master of Wildlife Conservation at The University of Maine is a non-thesis degree for students who wish to focus strongly on the course work portion of a degree rather than a thesis. 

Students earning a M.S. in Forest Resources at The University of Maine are expected to complete a thesis on original research that can be submitted to a journal for publication.

The graduate certificate in Interdisciplinary Climate Studies at The University of Maine is designed to provide interdisciplinary climate expertise to people from various disciplines