Botany/Plant Biology at University of Maine

Every botany/plant biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the botany program at University of Maine stacks up to those at other schools.

UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and has a total student population of 11,741.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Botany/Plant Biology section at the bottom of this page.

UMaine Botany/Plant Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Botany
• Master’s Degree in Botany

UMaine Botany/Plant Biology Rankings

The botany major at UMaine is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Botany/Plant 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.

Botany Student Demographics at UMaine

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

UMaine Botany/Plant Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of botany bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in botany 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 botany.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UMaine Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of botany master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in botany each year. UMaine does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 35% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Botany/Plant Biology

The following botany concentations are available at University of Maine. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Maine. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Botany	8

Related Majors

• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
• Zoology
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

Careers That Botany Grads May Go Into

A degree in botany 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

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.