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General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at Northern Illinois University

General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at Northern Illinois University

What traits are you looking for in a general meteorology school? To help you decide if Northern Illinois University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general meteorology program.

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and approximately 16,769 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.

NIU General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in General Meteorology

NIU General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Rankings

The general meteorology major at NIU 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 NIU

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

NIU General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Program

36% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 64% of general meteorology bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

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About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general meteorology at NIU 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 Northern Illinois University with a bachelor's in general meteorology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 10
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 IL, the home state for Northern Illinois University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Natural Sciences Managers 1,950 $118,480
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 320 $80,660
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 180 $71,400

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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