Is a Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology degree worth it?
Across 13 schools, graduates of Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology earn a median $60,434 five years out on $23,250 of debt. Most go on to work as Atmospheric and Space Scientists (17% of them, per Census ACS). These earnings and debt figures come from the U.S. Dept. of Education.
Median 5-yr pay
$60,434
Median debt
$23,250
Years to pay off
3.8
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
54%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+3.4%
BLS 2024–2034
Net price
$17,165/yr
Debt-test failures
0%
of programs
'Real' premium
−$6,002
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.