Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of Maryland - College Park

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

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and approximately 40,709 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 14 meteorology majors received their bachelor's degree from UMCP.

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.

UMCP Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Degrees Available

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

UMCP Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The meteorology major at UMCP 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
	6
Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	12
Most Popular Atmospheric Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	23
Most Focused Atmospheric Sciences Schools	44

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in meteorology from UMCP. This makes it the #24 most popular school for meteorology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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 UMCP

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

UMCP Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students earned a bachelor's degree in meteorology from UMCP. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. The typical meteorology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at UMCP since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in meteorology at UMCP 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 Maryland - College Park with a bachelor's in meteorology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UMCP Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Master’s Program

Of the 3 meteorology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UMCP, about 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a meteorology master's degree from UMCP, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland - College Park 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	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UMCP also has a doctoral program available in meteorology. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Physical Sciences
• Geological & Earth Sciences
• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Chemistry
• Physics

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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Natural Sciences Managers	3,370	$148,310
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	500	$110,150
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	120	$142,190

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 Bgervais under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.