Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and has a total student population of 48,149.

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.

UW Seattle Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Degrees Available

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

UW Seattle Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Rankings

The meteorology major at UW Seattle 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.

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 UW Seattle

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the meteorology majors at University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

UW Seattle Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Program

53% Women

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of meteorology bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical meteorology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at UW Seattle since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in meteorology at UW Seattle are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Washington - Seattle Campus with a bachelor's in meteorology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UW Seattle Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Master’s Program

67% Women

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of meteorology master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Of the students who received a meteorology master's degree from UW Seattle, 56% 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 Washington - Seattle Campus with a master's in meteorology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology

Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Washington - Seattle Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	36
Atmospheric Chemistry & Climatology	7

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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Natural Sciences Managers	1,810	$153,600
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	370	$95,530
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	250	$92,700

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 Joe Mabel under License

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