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Nursing Science at University of Maine at Fort Kent

If you are interested in studying nursing science, you may want to check out the program at University of Maine at Fort Kent. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UMFK is located in Fort Kent, Maine and has a total student population of 1,624. In 2021, 180 nursing science majors received their bachelor's degree from UMFK.

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

UMFK Nursing Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing Science

UMFK Nursing Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing science programs across the country. The following shows how UMFK performed in these rankings.

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 nursing science major at UMFK is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing 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 Nursing Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1
Best Value Nursing Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1
Most Popular Nursing Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 3
Most Focused Nursing Science Schools 4
Most Popular Nursing Science Schools 7
Best Nursing Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 8
12
Best Value Nursing Science Schools 17
82
Best Nursing Science Schools 97

Nursing Science Student Demographics at UMFK

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

UMFK Nursing Science Bachelor’s Program

89% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of nursing science bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing science at UMFK 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 at Fort Kent with a bachelor's in nursing science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 130
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 30

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

Careers That Nursing Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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 at Fort Kent.

Occupation Jobs in ME Average Salary in ME
Registered Nurses 14,460 $67,610
Nursing Instructors and Professors 310 $60,810

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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