Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of Georgia

6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 39,147 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.

UGA Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Meteorology

UGA Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Rankings

The meteorology major at UGA 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.

Meteorology Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Program

41% Women

6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of meteorology bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% went to women. The typical meteorology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at UGA since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in meteorology at UGA are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Georgia. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	8

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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	80	$99,890
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	60	$118,930

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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