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General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at United States Air Force Academy

General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at United States Air Force Academy

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

USAFA is located in USAF Academy, Colorado and approximately 4,307 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.

USAFA General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in General Meteorology

USAFA General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Rankings

The general meteorology major at USAFA 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.

General Meteorology Student Demographics at USAFA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general meteorology majors at United States Air Force Academy.

USAFA General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Program

20% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 80% of general meteorology bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general meteorology at USAFA are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 United States Air Force Academy with a bachelor's in general meteorology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
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 CO, the home state for United States Air Force Academy.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
Natural Sciences Managers 1,230 $141,750
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 1,160 $96,890
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 380 $94,450

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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