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Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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

UNC Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and approximately 30,146 students attend the school each year. Of the 6,358 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2021, 13 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.

UNC Charlotte Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Meteorology

UNC Charlotte Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the meteorology progam at UNC Charlotte compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 UNC Charlotte 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 Schools 29

Meteorology Student Demographics at UNC Charlotte

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

UNC Charlotte Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Program

46% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students earned a bachelor's degree in meteorology from UNC Charlotte. About 46% of these graduates were women and the other 54% were men. The typical meteorology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at UNC Charlotte since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in meteorology at UNC Charlotte are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 North Carolina at Charlotte with a bachelor's in meteorology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

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 Charlotte.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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