<p>If I want a masters in meteorology, what kind of major should I take?</p>
<p>Some schools offer atmospheric science as an undergraduate degree; that’d probably fit the bill. Certain environmental science programs might also work, depending on the courses offered.</p>
<p>My school has the second best meteorology program in the nation. The professors generally majored in atmospheric science/meteorology, physics, or electrical engineering.</p>
<p>I would say physics (even over meteorology) as an undergrad. You will get a great foundation as a physics major if you plan to move on to a meteorology masters. As I’ve been told, meteorology classes tend to water down the physics and math. You might still take some meteorology electives or even minor, though.</p>
<p>My school offers degrees in Earth Systems Science (which is a lot of climate and things like that) and Atmospheric Science. Many of the people that major in Atmos. go on to programs in Meteorology and do well in them.</p>
<p>I would think that physics, mechanical engineering, or aerospace engineering would make the most solid foundation for studying the atmosphere, since the atmosphere is a big old fluid subjected to forces from gravity, the earth itself, the sun’s heat, etc. At a fundamental level it seems like a lot of force, momentum, energy, and computer simulations. Take some programming classes too!</p>