General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University at Albany

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying general atmospheric sciences & meteorology, you may want to check out the program at University at Albany. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and has a total student population of 17,688.

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.

UAlbany General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Degrees Available

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

UAlbany General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Rankings

The general meteorology major at UAlbany 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in general meteorology, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Meteorology Student Demographics at UAlbany

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

UAlbany General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Program

47% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of general meteorology bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical general meteorology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at UAlbany since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general meteorology at UAlbany are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general meteorology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University at Albany with a bachelor's in general meteorology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UAlbany General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Master’s Program

40% Women

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of general meteorology master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

In the general meteorology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 30% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 NY, the home state for University at Albany.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	880	$108,020
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	460	$89,840

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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