Overview

Department of Meteorology / Department of Meteorology is located in Honolulu, HI, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	3
Doctoral Degrees	2

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

36

Applied

4

Accepted

3

Enrolled

Applying

100

Application Fee - Domestic

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	March 1st	January 15th	No
Spring deadline	September 1st	August 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 560 TOEFL IBT score: 83
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 5

Student Body

56

Total Graduate Students

30%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	1.79%
Black or African American	Not Reported
White or Caucasian	21%
American Indian or Alaska Native	Not Reported
Asian	1.79%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	1.79%
Unknown	Not Reported

Gender

Male (51%)

Female (48%)

Faculty

23

Total faculty

Full-time - 17

Part-time - 6

Male (22)

Female (1)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Tropical cyclones, air-sea interactions, mesoscale meteorology, intraseasonal oscillations, tropical climate
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	5,972,000

Location & Contact

Address 2500 Campus Road
Honolulu, HI  96822
United States

Contact Brian Taylor
Dean
Email: taylorb@hawaii.edu
Phone: 808-956-6182

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