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CIP PROGRAM: 40.0401
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General.

Summary: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the composition and behavior of the atmospheric envelopes surrounding the earth, the effect of earth's atmosphere on terrestrial weather, and related problems of environment and climate. Includes instruction in atmospheric chemistry and physics, atmospheric dynamics, climatology and climate change, weather simulation, weather forecasting, climate modeling and mathematical theory; and studies of specific phenomena such as clouds, weather systems, storms, and precipitation patterns.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Related Occupations

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National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2020 - 460 216
2021 - 517 209
2022 1 477 185
2023 6 473 173
2024 - 560 223
Change +Infinity% +2.83% -19.91%

Related CIPs

40 PHYSICAL SCIENCES.
40.04 Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology.
40.0401 Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General.
40.0402 Atmospheric Chemistry and Climatology.
40.0403 Atmospheric Physics and Dynamics.
40.0404 Meteorology.
40.0499 Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Other.

Institutions granting degrees in Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General.

Institution Degrees Granted (2024)5-Year Change
Ball State University8 +20.00%
Cornell University9 -
East Carolina University7 -
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach10 -50.00%
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott3 -
Florida State University28 +4.55%
George Mason University4 +600.00%
Indiana University-Bloomington1 -
Jackson State University9 +33.33%
Metropolitan State University of Denver4 -
Millersville University of Pennsylvania16 +160.00%
North Carolina A & T State University3 +200.00%
North Carolina State University at Raleigh14 +40.00%
Northern Illinois University11 -53.33%
Ohio State University-Main Campus13 +27.27%
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus59 +13.89%
Plymouth State University10 -10.00%
Purdue University-Main Campus13 +240.00%
Saint Louis University6 -40.00%
San Jose State University7 -
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology4 -
Stony Brook University8 -63.64%
Texas A & M University-College Station39 +16.00%
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi6 -
United States Air Force Academy5 +20.00%
University at Albany15 +37.50%
University of California-Berkeley1 -
University of California-Davis8 -80.00%
University of California-Los Angeles11 +700.00%
University of Colorado Boulder16 +220.00%
University of Delaware9 -33.33%
University of Georgia17 +283.33%
University of Hawaii at Manoa2 +100.00%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign14 -22.22%
University of Kansas15 -27.27%
University of Louisiana at Monroe8 -62.50%
University of Maryland-College Park17 +50.00%
University of Massachusetts-Lowell5 -
University of Missouri-Columbia42 -12.12%
University of Nebraska-Lincoln4 +10.00%
University of Nevada-Reno7 -50.00%
University of North Carolina Asheville6 +25.00%
University of North Dakota6 +14.29%
University of Utah10 -33.33%
University of Washington-Seattle Campus7 -6.67%
University of Wisconsin-Madison17 -18.18%
Utah State University1 -
Valparaiso University22 -15.38%
Western Connecticut State University3 -90.00%