Zoology/Animal Biology at University of Maine

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

What traits are you looking for in a zoology school? To help you decide if University of Maine is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's zoology 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 Zoology/Animal Biology section at the bottom of this page.

UMaine Zoology/Animal Biology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Zoology

UMaine Zoology/Animal Biology Rankings

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

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in zoology, making the school the #10 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/Animal Biology Bachelor’s Program

71% Women

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

Wildlife 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
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