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Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at Naval Postgraduate School

If you plan to study atmospheric sciences and meteorology, take a look at what Naval Postgraduate School has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Naval Postgraduate School is located in Monterey, California and has a total student population of 2,866. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received their master's degree in meteorology.

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.

  • Master’s Degree in Meteorology
  • Doctorate Degree in Meteorology

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 Naval Postgraduate School

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the meteorology majors at Naval Postgraduate School.

33% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 3 students who graduated with a master’s in meteorology from Naval Postgraduate School in 2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

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Of the students who received a meteorology master's degree from Naval Postgraduate School, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the meteorology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Naval Postgraduate School with a master's in meteorology.

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

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 CA, the home state for Naval Postgraduate School.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 1,310 $124,250
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 640 $102,020

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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