The General Meteorology Major at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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

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

If you plan to study general atmospheric sciences & meteorology, take a look at what South Dakota School of Mines and Technology has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SD Mines is located in Rapid City, South Dakota and approximately 2,475 students attend the school each year.

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

SD Mines General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Degrees Available

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

SD Mines General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Rankings

The general meteorology major at SD Mines is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 general meteorology, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Meteorology Student Demographics at SD Mines

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

SD Mines General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Program

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

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general 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 general 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 General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Master’s Program

67% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

In the general 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 general 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

Careers That General Meteorology Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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

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*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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