Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at Metropolitan State University of Denver

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

MSU Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and has a total student population of 19,086. Of the 3,153 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Metropolitan State University of Denver in 2021, 6 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.

MSU Denver Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Meteorology

MSU Denver Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks meteorology programs across the country. The following shows how MSU Denver 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 meteorology major at MSU Denver 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29
Best Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	40
Most Popular Atmospheric Sciences Schools	55

Meteorology Student Demographics at MSU Denver

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

MSU Denver Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in meteorology from MSU Denver in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical meteorology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at MSU Denver since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in meteorology at MSU Denver 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 Metropolitan State University of Denver with a bachelor's in meteorology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

MSU Denver also has a doctoral program available in meteorology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Physics
• Geological & Earth Sciences
• Chemistry

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 CO, the home state for Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Natural Sciences Managers	1,230	$141,750
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	1,160	$96,890
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	380	$94,450

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 Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.