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Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at San Jose State University

Every atmospheric sciences and meteorology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the meteorology program at San Jose State University stacks up to those at other schools.

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and approximately 36,208 students attend the school each year. Of the 7,192 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from San Jose State University in 2021, 5 of them were atmospheric sciences and meteorology majors.

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.

San Jose State Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Degrees Available

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

San Jose State Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Rankings

The meteorology major at San Jose 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.

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in meteorology from San Jose State. This makes it the #11 most popular school for meteorology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Meteorology Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Program

40% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in meteorology from San Jose State. About 60% were men and 40% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 43% more racial-ethnic minorities in its meteorology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Jose State University 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 3
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

San Jose State Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Master’s Program

43% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The meteorology program at San Jose State awarded 7 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 57% of these degrees went to men with the other 43% going to women.

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Of the students who received a meteorology master's degree from San Jose State, 57% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the meteorology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

San Jose 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 CA, the home state for San Jose State University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 1,310 $124,250
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 640 $102,020

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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