Students interested in other atmospheric sciences & meteorology, you may also want to explore other closely related fields of study. The sections below cover majors with similar career paths, related concentrations and specializations, and the most popular similar majors, ranked by annual graduates.
Programs here prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of other atmospheric sciences & meteorology, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. They are ranked by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Climate Science | 3 | 100 |
| Mathematics and Atmospheric/Oceanic Science | 3 | — |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics, Other | 2 | 129 |
| Astronomy | 2 | 876 |
| Astrophysics | 2 | 485 |
| Earth Systems Science | 2 | 43 |
| Environmental Geosciences | 2 | 96 |
| Geochemistry and Petrology | 2 | — |
| Geochemistry | 2 | 33 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other | 2 | 863 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General | 974 |
| Meteorology | 284 |
| Atmospheric Chemistry and Climatology | 18 |
| Atmospheric Physics and Dynamics | 1 |
Part of the broader field of Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, other atmospheric sciences & meteorology shares its foundations with the other majors in that field.
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