Nutrition Science at University of Maine

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

UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and has a total student population of 11,741. In 2021, 28 nutrition science majors received their bachelor's degree from UMaine.

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

UMaine Nutrition Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition Science

UMaine Nutrition Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nutrition science progam at UMaine compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nutrition science major at UMaine is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nutrition Science. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25

Nutrition Science Student Demographics at UMaine

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

UMaine Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 28 nutrition science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UMaine, about 18% were men and 82% were women. The typical nutrition science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% men. So male students are more repesented at UMaine since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nutrition science 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 nutrition science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	25
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UMaine also has a doctoral program available in nutrition science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Cultural Studies & Analysis
• Maritime Studies
• Behavioral Science
• Gerontology
• Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Careers That Nutrition Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in nutrition science 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
Dietitians and Nutritionists	210	$58,310
Dietetic Technicians	90	$31,010

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.