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Marine Biology at University of New England

Marine Biology at University of New England

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

UNE is located in Biddeford, Maine and has a total student population of 7,208.

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

UNE Marine Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Oceanography
  • Master’s Degree in Biological Oceanography

UNE Marine Biology Rankings

The biological oceanography major at UNE is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Marine 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.

Biological Oceanography Student Demographics at UNE

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological oceanography majors at University of New England.

UNE Marine Biology Bachelor’s Program

54% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 46% of biological oceanography bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical biological oceanography bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% men. So male students are more repesented at UNE since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

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About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological oceanography at UNE 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 New England with a bachelor's in biological oceanography.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 29
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UNE Marine Biology Master’s Program

83% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of biological oceanography master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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Of the students who received a biological oceanography master's degree from UNE, 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 New England with a master's in biological oceanography.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Biological Oceanography Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological oceanography 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 New England.

Occupation Jobs in ME Average Salary in ME
Natural Sciences Managers 300 $135,840
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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