Why Study Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences?
By completing our Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences curriculum, you'll graduate prepared for a wide range of meteorology-related careers. The program provides requirements for those seeking entrance into the National Weather Service (NWS), private forecasting industry, and graduate school. Our unique coastal location offers the opportunity to study coastal weather phenomena, such as hurricanes, nor-easters, and sea-breezes, as well as regional climate change in a coastal-urban environment.
AREAS OF STUDY:
Climate
Meteorology
Atmosphere-Ocean Interactions
CAREER OPTIONS:
Policy Analyst
Research Scientist
Meteorologist
Water Quality Monitor
Industry Weather Analyst
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
Expected November 2025
Start date
January 2025
School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences
Stony Brook University,
STONY BROOK,
New York,
11794, United States
First year students or freshman are those still in high school or have completed high school but have not attended college after high school.
Transfer students are anyone who, after high school graduation, has enrolled in university-level courses either in the US or another country.
English Proficiency
TOEFL (Internet-based & Home Edition) - 80
TOEFL Essentials - 9
IELTS - 6.5
Duolingo - 105
ACT English - 19
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (New Exam) - 480
IB English Higher Level - 5
AP English Language/Comp or Literature/Com exam - 3
A -level (Advanced) English - C
PTE Academic - 53
GaoKao - 125 (out of 150)
CSAT - Rank 1
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
Nearly 95 per cent of Stony Brook University鈥檚 recent graduates are either employed or continuing their education within six months of graduation.
