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Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of Wisconsin - Madison

What traits are you looking for in a meteorology school? To help you decide if University of Wisconsin - Madison is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's meteorology program.

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and approximately 44,640 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 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.

UW - Madison Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Degrees Available

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

UW - Madison Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Rankings

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 Master’s Program

60% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a master's degree in meteorology from UW - Madison. About 60% of these graduates were women and the other 40% were men.

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Of the students who received a meteorology master's degree from UW - Madison, 60% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the meteorology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 20% of degree recipients. That is 7% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 3
International Students 1
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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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