Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of the Incarnate Word

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

UIW is located in San Antonio, Texas and approximately 7,917 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,054 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of the Incarnate Word 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.

UIW Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Meteorology

UIW Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Rankings

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

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 UIW 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23
Most Popular Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51

Meteorology Student Demographics at UIW

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

UIW Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in meteorology from UIW. About 20% were men and 80% were women. The typical meteorology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at UIW since its program graduates 40% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 the Incarnate Word with a bachelor's in meteorology.

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

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

Related Majors

• 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 TX, the home state for University of the Incarnate Word.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Natural Sciences Managers	2,620	$127,270
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	940	$104,760
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	650	$93,810

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.