Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of North Carolina at Asheville

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

UNCA is located in Asheville, North Carolina and approximately 3,363 students attend the school each year. Of the 763 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of North Carolina at Asheville in 2021, 5 of them were atmospheric sciences and meteorology majors.

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.

UNCA Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Meteorology

UNCA Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks meteorology programs across the country. The following shows how UNCA 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 UNCA 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	13
Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37
Best Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	44
	45
Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Schools	45
Most Popular Atmospheric Sciences Schools	59

Meteorology Student Demographics at UNCA

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

UNCA Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a bachelor's degree in meteorology from UNCA. About 40% of these graduates were women and the other 60% were men.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in meteorology at UNCA 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 North Carolina at Asheville with a bachelor's in meteorology.

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

UNCA 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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Asheville.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Natural Sciences Managers	2,960	$153,490
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	330	$89,940
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	150	$77,830

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 Caroline Culler (User:Wgreaves) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.