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Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

If you plan to study atmospheric sciences and meteorology, take a look at what University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 52,679 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 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.

UIUC Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Degrees Available

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

UIUC Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in meteorology, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Meteorology Student Demographics at UIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the meteorology majors at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

UIUC Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Master’s Program

33% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students graduated with a master's degree in meteorology from UIUC. About 67% were men and 33% were women.

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In the meteorology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 17% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 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 1
White 3
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Natural Sciences Managers 1,950 $118,480
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 320 $80,660
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 180 $71,400

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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