Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of Colorado Boulder

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and approximately 37,437 students attend the school each year.

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.

CU - Boulder Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Degrees Available

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

CU - Boulder Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Rankings

The meteorology major at CU - Boulder 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 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in meteorology, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Meteorology Student Demographics at CU - Boulder

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

CU - Boulder Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of meteorology bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical meteorology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at CU - Boulder since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in meteorology at CU - Boulder are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 Colorado Boulder with a bachelor's in meteorology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CU - Boulder Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Master’s Program

29% Women

7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of meteorology master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

Of the students who received a meteorology master's degree from CU - Boulder, 79% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology

Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Colorado Boulder. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	25

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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado Boulder.

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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