Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at University of Maine

If you are interested in studying microbiological sciences & immunology, 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.

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

UMaine Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Microbiology
• Master’s Degree in Microbiology

UMaine Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Rankings

The microbiology major at UMaine is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Microbiological Sciences & Immunology. 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.

Microbiology Student Demographics at UMaine

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

UMaine Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of microbiology bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. The typical microbiology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at UMaine since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in microbiology 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 microbiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UMaine Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of microbiology master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Microbiological Sciences & Immunology

Microbiological Sciences & Immunology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Maine. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Microbiology	13

Related Majors

• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
• Botany/Plant Biology
• Zoology
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

Careers That Microbiology Grads May Go Into

A degree in microbiology 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
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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jalnet2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.