Atmospheric Chemistry and Climatology

STEM • Physical Sciences

What is it about?

A program that focuses on the scientific study of atmospheric constituents, reactions, measurement techniques, and processes in predictive, current, and historical contexts. Includes instruction in climate modeling, gases and aerosols, trace gases, aqueous phase chemistry, sinks, transport mechanisms, computer measurement, climate variability, paleoclimatology, climate diagnosis, numerical modeling and data analysis, ionization, recombination, photoemission, and plasma chemistry.

Numbers at a glance

1021st
Popular nationwide
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Search Rank on O's List
1
Colleges offer it
8
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
4
Women
4

Trends

Graduates
Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
University of Washington-Seattle Campus8
Average public university graduating class: 8 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates

O's Insights on Atmospheric Chemistry and Climatology

  • Major has been stable in popularity over the last 15 years.
  • Relatively newly introduced major
  • 100% of graduates come from public universities.