The undergraduate program in meteorology at Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences prepares students for a host of careers, from television broadcasters to research scientists, after completing a demanding curriculum. From this rigorous program come operational meteorologists whose work involves weather forecasting, environmental meteorologists who address air pollution and air-quality monitoring and modeling and the climate meteorologists who focus on the changing climate. All told, roughly half of the graduates pursue jobs in the private sector; one-third of the students go on to graduate school to pursue a research path; and others find careers as broadcast meteorologists—literally the most visible application of a meteorology degree.
Rutgers Magazine profiles the program and several SEBS meteorology alumni.