Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

What traits are you looking for in a meteorology school? To help you decide if University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's meteorology program.

U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and approximately 47,907 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 8 meteorology majors received their bachelor's degree from U-M.

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.

U-M Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Degrees Available

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

U-M Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks meteorology programs across the country. The following shows how U-M 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 U-M 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 Popular Atmospheric Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	7

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in meteorology from U-M. This makes it the #7 most popular school for meteorology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in meteorology, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Meteorology Student Demographics at U-M

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

U-M Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology from U-M in 2020-2021, 25% were men and 75% were women. The typical meteorology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at U-M since its program graduates 35% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 Michigan - Ann Arbor with a bachelor's in meteorology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

U-M Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students earned a master's degree in meteorology from U-M. About 38% of these graduates were women and the other 63% were men.

Of the students who received a meteorology master's degree from U-M, 63% were white. This is below 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 Michigan - Ann Arbor with a master's in meteorology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

U-M also has a doctoral program available in meteorology. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Geological & Earth Sciences
• 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 MI, the home state for University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Natural Sciences Managers	1,570	$113,840
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	180	$97,110
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	170	$89,840

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 Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.