General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of California - Los Angeles

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

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 44,589 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.

UCLA General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Degrees Available

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

UCLA General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Rankings

The general meteorology major at UCLA 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in general meteorology, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Meteorology Student Demographics at UCLA

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

UCLA General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of general meteorology bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% 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 UCLA since its program graduates 25% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% 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 of California - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in general meteorology.

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

UCLA General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of general 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 general 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

Related Majors

• Other Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology

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 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
• Image Credit: By Nikhil Kulkarni under License

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