Zoology at University of Maine

Every zoology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the zoology 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 Zoology section at the bottom of this page.

UMaine Zoology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Zoology
• Master’s Degree in Zoology

UMaine Zoology Rankings

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

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in zoology, making the school the #29 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Zoology Student Demographics at UMaine

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

UMaine Zoology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of zoology bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in zoology 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 zoology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UMaine Zoology Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a zoology master's degree from UMaine, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Concentrations Within Zoology

Zoology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Zoology/Animal Biology	29
Wildlife Biology	3

Related Majors

• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
• Botany/Plant Biology
• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

Careers That Zoology Grads May Go Into

A degree in zoology 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
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	250	$59,360
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.