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General Biology at University of Maine

General Biology at University of Maine

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

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 General Biology section at the bottom of this page.

UMaine General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

UMaine General Biology Rankings

The biology major at UMaine is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

Biology Student Demographics at UMaine

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

UMaine General Biology Bachelor’s Program

68% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 32% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

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About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology 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 biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 58
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology 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
Biology Studies 61
General Biomedical Sciences 4

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology 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
High School Teachers 5,790 $54,240
Natural Sciences Managers 300 $135,840
Biological Science Professors 240 $74,460
Medical Scientists 180 $109,900

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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