Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of California - Los Angeles

53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a meteorology school? To help you decide if University of California - Los Angeles is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's meteorology program.

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 44,589.

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

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.

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

73% Women

53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of meteorology bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. The typical meteorology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at UCLA since its program graduates 35% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCLA Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Master’s Program

38% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of meteorology master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology

The following meteorology concentations are available at University of California - Los Angeles. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Los Angeles. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	21
Other Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	4

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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