Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every atmospheric sciences & 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 South Dakota School of Mines and Technology stacks up to those at other schools.

SD Mines is located in Rapid City, South Dakota and has a total student population of 2,475.

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.

SD Mines Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Degrees Available

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

SD Mines Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Rankings

The meteorology major at SD Mines 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 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in meteorology, making the school the #35 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Meteorology Student Demographics at SD Mines

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the meteorology majors at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.

SD Mines Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of meteorology bachelor's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in meteorology at SD Mines 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 South Dakota School of Mines and Technology with a bachelor's in meteorology.

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

SD Mines Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Master’s Program

67% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

In the meteorology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 33% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology with a master's in meteorology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	8

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 SD, the home state for South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Natural Sciences Managers	80	$105,190
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	60	$82,600
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	40	$82,780

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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