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Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at Western Illinois University

Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at Western Illinois University

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

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and approximately 7,490 students attend the school each year.

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.

WIU Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Meteorology

WIU Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Rankings

Meteorology Student Demographics at WIU

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

Concentrations Within Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology

If you plan to be a meteorology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

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 Western Illinois University.

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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