The General Meteorology Major at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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

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

Every general atmospheric sciences & meteorology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general meteorology program at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign stacks up to those at other schools.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 52,679.

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.

UIUC General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Degrees Available

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

UIUC General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Rankings

The general meteorology major at UIUC 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in general meteorology, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Meteorology Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of general meteorology bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% 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 UIUC since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general 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 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in general 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 General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Master’s Program

29% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of general 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 general 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

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 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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