General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of Kansas

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

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and has a total student population of 26,744.

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.

KU General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Degrees Available

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

KU General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Rankings

The general meteorology major at KU 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 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in general meteorology, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Meteorology Student Demographics at KU

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

KU General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of general meteorology bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% 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 KU since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general meteorology at KU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Kansas with a bachelor's in general meteorology.

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

KU General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of general meteorology master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

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

Related Majors

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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Natural Sciences Managers	250	$127,440
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	130	$85,740
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	110	$82,070

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 Arnhem under License

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