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Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of California - Los Angeles

If you plan to study atmospheric sciences and meteorology, take a look at what University of California - Los Angeles has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 44,589. Of the 10,102 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Los Angeles in 2021, 11 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.

UCLA Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Degrees Available

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

UCLA Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Rankings

The meteorology major at UCLA 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, 12 students received their master’s degree in meteorology from UCLA. This makes it the #4 most popular school for meteorology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in meteorology, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Meteorology Student Demographics at UCLA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the meteorology majors at University of California - Los Angeles.

UCLA Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Program

64% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 11 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in meteorology from UCLA in 2021, 36% were men and 64% were women. The typical meteorology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at UCLA since its program graduates 24% more women than average.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in meteorology at UCLA are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 University of California - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in meteorology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UCLA Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Master’s Program

33% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 12 meteorology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UCLA, about 67% were men and 33% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Los Angeles with a master's in meteorology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UCLA also has a doctoral program available in meteorology. In 2021, 2 students 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 University of California - Los Angeles.

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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