Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at Florida Institute of Technology

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying atmospheric sciences & meteorology, you may want to check out the program at Florida Institute of Technology. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Florida Tech is located in Melbourne, Florida and approximately 6,775 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology section at the bottom of this page.

Florida Tech Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Meteorology
Master’s Degree in Meteorology

Florida Tech Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Rankings

The meteorology major at Florida Tech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology. 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.

Meteorology Student Demographics at Florida Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the meteorology majors at Florida Institute of Technology.

Florida Tech Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Program

67% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of meteorology bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical meteorology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at Florida Tech since its program graduates 29% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% more racial-ethnic minorities in its meteorology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in meteorology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Florida Tech Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of meteorology master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

Of the students who received a meteorology master's degree from Florida Tech, 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 Florida Institute of Technology with a master's in meteorology.

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

Concentrations Within Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology

If you plan to be a meteorology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Florida Institute of Technology. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Meteorology	11

Careers That Meteorology Grads May Go Into

A degree in meteorology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for FL, the home state for Florida Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	400	$95,110
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	370	$96,580

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
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