Meteorology at Iowa State University

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

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and approximately 31,822 students attend the school each year.

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

Iowa State Meteorology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Meteorological Science
• Master’s Degree in Meteorological Science

Iowa State Meteorology Rankings

The meteorological science major at Iowa State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in meteorological science, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Meteorological Science Student Demographics at Iowa State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the meteorological science majors at Iowa State University.

Iowa State Meteorology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of meteorological science bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical meteorological science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at Iowa State since its program graduates 16% more women than average.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in meteorological science at Iowa State 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 Iowa State University with a bachelor's in meteorological science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Iowa State Meteorology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of meteorological science master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

Of the students who received a meteorological science master's degree from Iowa State, 75% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the meteorological science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Iowa State University with a master's in meteorological science.

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

Related Majors

Careers That Meteorological Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in meteorological 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 IA, the home state for Iowa State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Natural Sciences Managers	380	$127,440
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	90	$89,230
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	50	$104,200

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
• Image Credit: By Jamo2008 under License

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