Botany at University of Maine

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and approximately 11,741 students attend the school each year.

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

UMaine Botany Degrees Available

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

UMaine Botany Rankings

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

70% Women

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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 Master’s Program

25% Women

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 38% men graduate in botany each year. UMaine does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 37% 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

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
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