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Fields of study · Physical Sciences

Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology

CIP 40.04. 112 colleges reported awards in this field, totaling 1,312 awards in the latest award year.

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Award levels

Where this field is awarded, and what graduates earned

Earnings are national medians for graduates of this field at this level, measured four years after they finished, among students who received federal aid and were working. They describe past graduates across all schools, not one school and not you.

LevelCollegesAwardsMedian earningsMiddle range
Certificate683Not reportedNot reported
Associate122Not reportedNot reported
Bachelor's81812$60,997$46,531 to $78,104
Graduate certificate64Not reportedNot reported
Master's42262$86,482$65,727 to $102,953
Doctorate40149$102,099$71,377 to $121,048
Year, scope, and limits
Cohort or year
Most recent reported cohorts
Scope
Reported for this field of study

National median earnings for this field and credential level, 4 years after completion, across every institution that awards it.

Colleges

Colleges that awarded Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology credentials

Listed by awards conferred in the latest award year, which shows size rather than quality. A larger program is not a better program. 4 of these colleges report at least one credential in this field that can be finished fully online.

Florida State UniversityPublic, 4-year · Tallahassee, FL · Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate
48 awards$66,943 median 4 years out
University at AlbanyPublic, 4-year · Albany, NY · Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate
35 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Iowa State UniversityPublic, 4-year · Ames, IA · Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate
28 awards$52,786 median 4 years out
University of UtahPublic, 4-year · Salt Lake City, UT · Master's, Bachelor's, Doctorate
27 awardsProgram earnings not reported
University of North DakotaPublic, 4-year · Grand Forks, ND · Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate
23 awardsProgram earnings not reported
University of MiamiPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Coral Gables, FL · Master's, Bachelor's, Doctorate
21 awardsProgram earnings not reported
University of PennsylvaniaPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Philadelphia, PA · Certificate, Graduate certificate · Fully online option reported
21 awardsProgram earnings not reported

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15 of these programs have a published earnings figure. The rest are suppressed or not reported, usually because too few graduates were in the cohort to publish safely. A blank is not a low number.

Year, scope, and limits
Cohort or year
2023-24 award year
Scope
Reported for this field of study

Awards conferred in this field and at this level during the award year.

Related work

Kinds of work this field leads toward

These occupations are commonly linked to CIP 40.04. Wages are national medians across everyone in the occupation, not just recent graduates of this field, and they are not a placement record. Many people in these jobs studied something else.

OccupationGroupMedian wageEmployed
Natural Sciences ManagersManagement$167,220108,690
Atmospheric and Space ScientistsLife, physical, and social science$99,07010,000
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All OtherLife, physical, and social science$62,28073,910
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, PostsecondaryEducational instruction and library$103,1709,900
Year, scope, and limits
Cohort or year
May 2025
Scope
Reported for this occupation, nationally

National median wage across all workers in the occupation, not only recent graduates of one field. Wages vary by state, industry, and experience. A wage at or above 239,200 dollars a year is published only as at or above that figure.

Nearby fields

Chemistry1,377 colleges · 18,762 awardsPhysics955 colleges · 12,187 awardsGeological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences595 colleges · 7,418 awardsPhysical Sciences, General208 colleges · 2,632 awardsAstronomy and Astrophysics163 colleges · 1,467 awardsMaterials Sciences67 colleges · 646 awards

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What this page cannot tell you

  • Awards conferred describe last year's graduates. A program can start, change, or close, so confirm the exact program, level, and start term with the college.
  • Earnings vary by state, employer, and role. One median hides a wide spread.
  • Program availability does not mean the program is offered every term or in your state.
  • Nothing here is a chance of admission or a promise of a job.