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Meteorology at Iowa State University

Meteorology at Iowa State University

What traits are you looking for in a meteorological science school? To help you decide if Iowa State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's meteorological science program.

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and approximately 31,822 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.

Iowa State Meteorology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Meteorological Science
  • Master’s Degree in Meteorological Science

Iowa State Meteorology Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in meteorological science, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Meteorological Science Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State Meteorology Master’s Program

25% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 75% of meteorological science master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

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Of the students who received a meteorological science master's degree from Iowa State, 75% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the meteorological science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Iowa State University with a master'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 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 IA, the home state for Iowa State University.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Natural Sciences Managers 380 $127,440
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 90 $89,230
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 50 $104,200

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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