by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Biomedical Sciences. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at University of Maine. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in biology, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UMaine paid an average of $1,503 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $491 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,298 | $27,054 |
| Fees | $1,298 | $1,298 |
UMaine does not offer an online option for its biology doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UMaine Online Learning page.
Women made up around 66.7% of the biology students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 53.6%.
Of those students who received a doctor’s degree at UMaine in biology at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biomedical Sciences | 6 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general biology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 3 |
*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.
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