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Meteorology at Western Kentucky University

Meteorology at Western Kentucky University

If you plan to study meteorology, take a look at what Western Kentucky University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and approximately 17,517 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Meteorology section at the bottom of this page.

WKU Meteorology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Meteorological Science

WKU Meteorology Rankings

The meteorological science major at WKU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.

Meteorological Science Student Demographics at WKU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the meteorological science majors at Western Kentucky University.

WKU Meteorology Bachelor’s Program

29% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 71% of meteorological science bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

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About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in meteorological science at WKU 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 Western Kentucky University with a bachelor's in meteorological science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Meteorological Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in meteorological science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Natural Sciences Managers 300 $110,070
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 70 $106,450

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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