USU是该地区唯一提供气候科学学位的大学。气候科学是对大气，土地，水循环及其相互作用和变化的研究。USU的计划着重于气候变异性，预测/归因，地表过程，古气候以及土地生态系统与大气之间的交换。这些主题影响农业作物，该地区的牧场和山区生态系统，这对西部山区尤其重要，因为它们是水资源的主要来源。教师开展的研究是应对气候及其联系的前沿项目。到水循环和陆地表面，重点是山间地区以及世界各地。这项研究包括：气候周期，造成干旱和潮湿事件的原因，区域尺度的气候以及土地表面变化对气候的影响。USU的学生有独特的机会接受理论和
Climate Science is the study of the atmosphere, land, water cycle and how they interact and change. USU is the only university in the region that offers a degree in climate science. The program focuses on climate variability, prediction/attribution, land surface processes, paleoclimate, and exchanges between land ecosystems and the atmosphere. These subjects impact agricultural crops, rangelands in the area, and mountain ecosystems, which are especially important to the Intermountain West, as they are the main source of water resources. Research conducted by faculty are cutting-edge projects dealing with the climate and its connections to water cycle and land surfaces, with a focus in the intermountain region and also around the world. This research includes: cycles of climate, what causes the droughts and wet episodes, regional-scale climate, and the effects of land surface changes on climate.