Meteorology at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying meteorology, you may want to check out the program at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and approximately 50,411 students attend the school each year.

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Meteorology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Meteorological Science

Rutgers New Brunswick Meteorology Rankings

The meteorological science major at Rutgers New Brunswick is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.

Meteorological Science Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Meteorology Bachelor’s Program

40% Women

7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of meteorological science bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical meteorological science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at Rutgers New Brunswick since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in meteorological science 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 meteorological science.

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

Other Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology

Careers That Meteorological Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in meteorological science 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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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