Master’s Degrees in Climate Science

Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 20% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 15.0% of climate science graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Climate Science Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 40 people earned their master's degree in climate science. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in climate science at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Master’s Degree	40

Earnings of Climate Science Majors With Master’s Degrees

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for climate science students who are master's degree holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their master's degree in climate science. About 75.0% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	10
Women	30

The racial-ethnic distribution of climate science master’s degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	23
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Climate Science Focus Areas

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
	40

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors that are similar to climate science that offer master’s degrees.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
	1,886
	1,681
	1,435
	1,380
	1,268

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Bureau of Labor Statistics

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