Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of Louisville

If you are interested in studying atmospheric sciences and meteorology, you may want to check out the program at University of Louisville. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UofL is located in Louisville, Kentucky and has a total student population of 22,211. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received a bachelor's degree in meteorology from UofL.

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.

UofL Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Meteorology

UofL Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks meteorology programs across the country. The following shows how UofL performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The meteorology major at UofL 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Atmospheric Sciences Schools	80

Meteorology Student Demographics at UofL

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

UofL Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of meteorology bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical meteorology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at UofL since its program graduates 27% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in meteorology at UofL 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 Louisville with a bachelor's in meteorology.

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

UofL also has a doctoral program available in meteorology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Physics
• Chemistry

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 KY, the home state for University of Louisville.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Natural Sciences Managers	300	$110,070
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	70	$106,450

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
• Image Credit: By Ken Lund under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.