Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at University of Washington - Seattle Campus. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in meteorology, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at UW Seattle was ranked #21 on College Factual's Best Schools for meteorology list. It is also ranked #1 in Washington.
Here are some of the other rankings for UW Seattle.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UW Seattle was $1,267 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $354 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $10,629 | $37,998 |
Fees | $1,116 | $1,116 |
Books and Supplies | $900 | $900 |
On Campus Room and Board | $13,887 | $13,887 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,787 | $2,787 |
Learn more about UW Seattle tuition and fees.
The median early career salary of meteorology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UW Seattle is $35,060 per year. That is 13% higher than the national average of $31,050.
Online degrees for the UW Seattle meteorology bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UW Seattle Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in meteorology in 2019-2020, 20.0% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 36.8%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in meteorology at UW Seattle in 2019-2020, 35.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 18%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 6 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 11 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology | 9 |
Atmospheric Chemistry & Climatology | 11 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to atmospheric sciences and meteorology.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
---|---|
Astronomy & Astrophysics | 38 |
Chemistry | 78 |
Geological & Earth Sciences | 116 |
Physics | 207 |
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*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.