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Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and has a total student population of 50,411.

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.

Rutgers New Brunswick Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Meteorology
  • Master’s Degree in Meteorology

Rutgers New Brunswick Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Rankings

The meteorology major at Rutgers New Brunswick 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in meteorology, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Meteorology Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the meteorology majors at Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Rutgers New Brunswick Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Program

40% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of meteorology bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical meteorology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at Rutgers New Brunswick since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

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About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in meteorology at Rutgers New Brunswick 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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a bachelor's in meteorology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Rutgers New Brunswick Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Master’s Program

33% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of meteorology master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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Of the students who received a meteorology master's degree from Rutgers New Brunswick, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a master's in meteorology.

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

Concentrations Within Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology

If you plan to be a meteorology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 3
Meteorology 2

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 NJ, the home state for Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 220 $95,560
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 110 $101,940

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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