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Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at University of Maine

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Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at University of Maine

If you are interested in studying biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology, you may want to check out the program at University of Maine. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and approximately 11,741 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students received a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from UMaine.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology section at the bottom of this page.

UMaine Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry
  • Master’s Degree in Biochemistry

UMaine Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Rankings

The biochemistry major at UMaine is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in biochemistry from UMaine. This makes it the #51 most popular school for biochemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in biochemistry, making the school the #136 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biochemistry Student Demographics at UMaine

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biochemistry majors at University of Maine.

UMaine Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

32% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The biochemistry program at UMaine awarded 31 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 68% of these degrees went to men with the other 32% going to women. The typical biochemistry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at UMaine since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

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About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biochemistry at UMaine are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maine with a bachelor's in biochemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 23
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UMaine Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Master’s Program

50% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a master's degree in biochemistry from UMaine. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in biochemistry each year. UMaine does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maine with a master's in biochemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UMaine also has a doctoral program available in biochemistry. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Biochemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in biochemistry 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
Natural Sciences Managers 300 $135,840
Biological Science Professors 240 $74,460
Biochemists and Biophysicists 230 $74,430
Medical Scientists 180 $109,900
Microbiologists 30 $69,890

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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