Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 52,679 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.

UIUC Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Degrees Available

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

UIUC Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Rankings

The meteorology major at UIUC 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in meteorology, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Meteorology Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

29% 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 UIUC since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in meteorology at UIUC are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in meteorology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UIUC Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Master’s Program

29% Women

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

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a master's in meteorology.

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

Concentrations Within Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology

Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	29

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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Natural Sciences Managers	1,950	$118,480
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	320	$80,660
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	180	$71,400

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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