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Nutrition Sciences at University of Maine

Nutrition Sciences at University of Maine

If you plan to study nutrition sciences, take a look at what University of Maine has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Nutrition Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

UMaine Nutrition Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition Sciences

UMaine Nutrition Sciences Rankings

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

Nutrition Sciences Student Demographics at UMaine

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

UMaine Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Program

79% Women
4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of nutrition sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. The typical nutrition sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 16% men. So male students are more repesented at UMaine since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nutrition sciences 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 sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 20
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Nutrition Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in nutrition sciences 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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