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Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at North Carolina State University

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Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at North Carolina State University

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

NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and approximately 36,042 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received a bachelor's degree in meteorology from NC State.

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.

NC State Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Meteorology

NC State Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the meteorology progam at NC State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The meteorology major at NC State 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 Popular Atmospheric Sciences Schools 25

Meteorology Student Demographics at NC State

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

NC State Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Program

40% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 meteorology majors earned their bachelor's degree from NC State. Of these graduates, 60% were men and 40% were women.

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About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in meteorology at NC 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 North Carolina State University with a bachelor's in meteorology.

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

NC State also has a doctoral program available in meteorology. In 2021, 0 student 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 NC, the home state for North Carolina State University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Natural Sciences Managers 2,960 $153,490
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 330 $89,940
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 150 $77,830

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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