Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of Wisconsin - Madison

12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every atmospheric sciences & 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 Wisconsin - Madison stacks up to those at other schools.

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and approximately 44,640 students attend the school each year.

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 - Madison Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Degrees Available

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

UW - Madison Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Rankings

The meteorology major at UW - Madison 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in meteorology, making the school the #24 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Meteorology Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Program

47% Women

12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of meteorology bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% 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 - Madison since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in meteorology at UW - Madison 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 Wisconsin - Madison with a bachelor's in meteorology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UW - Madison Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Master’s Program

41% Women

41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of meteorology master's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

Of the students who received a meteorology master's degree from UW - Madison, 59% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the meteorology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Wisconsin - Madison with a master's in meteorology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology

The following meteorology concentations are available at University of Wisconsin - Madison. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Wisconsin - Madison. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	22

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Natural Sciences Managers	610	$106,110
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors	300	$95,730
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	70	$93,100

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
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