Overview

Today’s tumultuous, often life-threatening atmospheric changes requires a high level of expertise to help society navigate and cope in constructive ways. This program offers the experience to fill critical roles in research and helping society adapt. With this knowledge, you can help increase our understanding of the atmosphere, protect health and property in communities, and create opportunities in private industry.

Why Study Atmospheric Sciences at University of North Dakota?

Atmospheric scientists assess and forecast weather patterns, analyze trends in the climate, monitor air quality and more. The next generation of atmospheric sciences experts will be part of the solution in tackling the evolving challenges of our planet.

With this UND graduate program, you'll have opportunities to:

Work with faculty who are conducting cutting edge research with agencies such as NASA, NSF, and the Naval Research Laboratory.

Gain a solid understanding of evolving nature and the atmospheric forces all around us.

Prepare to work in a wide variety of agencies, laboratories, businesses and educational institutions.

Careers

With Earth changes, there is continued demand for technical expertise to conduct atmospheric research. Be part of the solution, particularly in the areas of decision support and climate change adaptions.

UND graduates can expect exciting opportunities in a number of professions:

Meteorologist
Data Analyst
Associate Scientist
Air Quality Specialist
Forecaster

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Advanced Synoptic Meteorology

Numerical Weather Prediction

Satellite Meteorology

Advanced Mesoscale Meteorology

Radar Meteorology

Earth Systems Processes and Vulnerability Analysis

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
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- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Grand Forks, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.7

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General requirements

A four-year bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a regionally accredited college or university (for U.S. degrees, accreditation by HLC, MSCHE, NECHE, NWCCU, SACSCOC, or WSCUC).
A cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 2.75 for all undergraduate work (2.5 for M.Engr.) or a GPA of at least 3.00 for the junior and senior years of undergraduate work (based on A = 4.00).

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

25361 USD / year

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Out-of-State

19020 USD / year

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In-State

12680 USD / year

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Living costs

Grand Forks

United States

1000 - 2180 USD / month

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