Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of North Dakota

Every atmospheric sciences and meteorology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the meteorology program at University of North Dakota stacks up to those at other schools.

UND is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and has a total student population of 13,615. In 2021, 13 meteorology majors received their bachelor's degree from UND.

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.

UND Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Degrees Available

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

UND Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The meteorology major at UND 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	16
Most Focused Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in meteorology from UND. This makes it the #17 most popular school for meteorology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in meteorology, making the school the #35 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Meteorology Student Demographics at UND

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

UND Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Program

The meteorology program at UND awarded 13 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 54% of these degrees went to men with the other 46% going to women. The typical meteorology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at UND since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in meteorology at UND 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 Dakota with a bachelor's in meteorology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UND Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 meteorology majors earned their master's degree from UND. Of these graduates, 40% were men and 60% were women.

Of the students who received a meteorology master's degree from UND, 80% 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 North Dakota with a master's in meteorology.

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

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

Related Majors

• 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 ND, the home state for University of North Dakota.

Occupation	Jobs in ND	Average Salary in ND
Natural Sciences Managers	170	$115,540
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	70	$74,050

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 MatthewUND under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.