Environmental Science at University of Maine

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

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 Environmental Science section at the bottom of this page.

UMaine Environmental Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Bioenvironmental Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Bioenvironmental Sciences

UMaine Environmental Science Rankings

The bioenvironmental sciences major at UMaine is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Environmental 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.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in bioenvironmental sciences, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bioenvironmental Sciences Student Demographics at UMaine

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

UMaine Environmental Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of bioenvironmental sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. The typical bioenvironmental sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at UMaine since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in bioenvironmental 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 bioenvironmental sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UMaine Environmental Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of bioenvironmental sciences master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Of the students who received a bioenvironmental sciences master's degree from UMaine, 70% were white. This is typical 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 bioenvironmental sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Environmental Studies

Careers That Bioenvironmental Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in bioenvironmental 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
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	440	$67,390
Environmental Science Professors	50	$66,830

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.