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General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at Jackson State University

General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at Jackson State University

Every general atmospheric sciences & meteorology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general meteorology program at Jackson State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Jackson State is located in Jackson, Mississippi and approximately 6,921 students attend the school each year.

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

Jackson State General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in General Meteorology

Jackson State General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Rankings

The general meteorology major at Jackson State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

General Meteorology Student Demographics at Jackson State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general meteorology majors at Jackson State University.

Jackson State General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Program

44% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 56% of general meteorology bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical general meteorology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at Jackson State since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 83% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general meteorology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Jackson State University with a bachelor's in general meteorology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That General Meteorology Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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 MS, the home state for Jackson State University.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
Natural Sciences Managers 180 $101,240
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 120 $73,270
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 40 $73,840

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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