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Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$40,096 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,965 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor's Degree School for You

Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology is the #234 most popular major in the country with 1,140 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for meteorology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Atmospheric Sciences

Our analysis found University of Nevada - Reno to be the best value school for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UNR undergraduate students pay an average of $24,827 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

UC Berkeley undergraduate students pay an average of $43,980 in tuition and fees each year.

UC Berkeley excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

UW Seattle undergraduate students pay an average of $39,906 in tuition and fees each year.

UW Seattle excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCSD are $44,454 a year.

UCSD excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

UCLA undergraduate students pay an average of $43,012 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UCLA is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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University of California - Davis landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree atmospheric sciences and meteorology programs. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Davis are $44,399 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UC Davis also did well on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Colleges by State

Explore the best atmospheric sciences and meteorology colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 82
Washington 43
Nevada 17
Hawaii 10
Alaska 5

One of 8 majors within the area of study, atmospheric sciences and meteorology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Meteorology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 21,239
Physics 13,674
Geological & Earth Sciences 7,821
General Physical Sciences 3,823
Astronomy & Astrophysics 1,375

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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