Meteorology

Fall 2025 Newsletter

Millersville University's Meteorology program is a nationally recognized leader in the atmospheric and climate sciences.  Our innovative curriculum goes beyond traditional meteorology, but also offers cutting-edge courses in space weather, air quality, water resources, data analytics, and emergency management. Our students often enhance their expertise by pursuing minors in complementary fields such as Emergency Management, Hydrology or Ocean Sciences preparing them for dynamic careers that span science, technology, and public safety.  Our graduates enter the workforce as knowledgeable, skilled, and confident professionals ready to tackle the challenges of a rapidly changing planet.

Our program conforms to the American Meteorological Society's Guidelines for a Bachelor of Science degree in Meteorology/Atmospheric Science. It satisfies the National Weather Service GS-1340 requirements and can adequately prepare a student for the pursuit of an advanced degree in graduate school. As a 72-credit program, students should expect to take courses regarding various aspects of earth science and meteorology as well as a mixture of calculus, statistics, and physics courses.

This rigorous curriculum enables our graduates to make a real impact across a wide range of industries.  Our alumni thrive in roles such as educators and academic researchers, government scientists and policy advisors, private sector analysts and consultants, as well as on-air meteorologists at TV stations nationwide.  More than half of our graduates work in operational forecasting, and just a few of their employers include The Weather Channel, AccuWeather, WeatherWorks, Versar, and numerous branches of the National Weather Service.