Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at Saint Louis University

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

SLU is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and has a total student population of 12,229.

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.

SLU Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Degrees Available

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

SLU Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Rankings

The meteorology major at SLU 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in meteorology, making the school the #24 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Meteorology Student Demographics at SLU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the meteorology majors at Saint Louis University.

SLU Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of meteorology bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical meteorology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at SLU since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in meteorology at SLU 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 Saint Louis University with a bachelor's in meteorology.

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

SLU Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of meteorology master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	1
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Saint Louis University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	6

Related Majors

• Geological & Earth Sciences
• Physics
• 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 MO, the home state for Saint Louis University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Natural Sciences Managers	670	$116,190
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	260	$95,500
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	40	$85,330

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 LouisianHTM under License

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