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Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at George Mason University

If you plan to study atmospheric sciences and meteorology, take a look at what George Mason University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and approximately 38,541 students attend the school each year. Of the 6,388 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from George Mason University in 2021, 5 of them were atmospheric sciences and meteorology majors.

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.

GMU Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Meteorology
  • Master’s Degree in Meteorology
  • Doctorate Degree in Meteorology

GMU Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Rankings

The meteorology major at GMU 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.

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in meteorology from GMU. This makes it the #24 most popular school for meteorology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in meteorology, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Meteorology Student Demographics at GMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the meteorology majors at George Mason University.

GMU Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in meteorology from GMU. About 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical meteorology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at GMU since its program graduates 20% more women than average.

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About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in meteorology at GMU 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 George Mason University with a bachelor's in meteorology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

GMU Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 meteorology majors earned their master's degree from GMU. Of these graduates, 100% were men and 0% were women.

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Of the students who received a meteorology master's degree from GMU, 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 George Mason University with a master's in meteorology.

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

GMU also has a doctoral program available in meteorology. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Natural Sciences Managers 1,270 $133,360
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 500 $93,310
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 330 $108,330

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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