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Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

2023 Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$14,207 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,965 Avg Salary

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

Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology is the #228 most popular major in California with 82 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 California ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for meteorology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Atmospheric Sciences

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the best value school for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in California. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UC Berkeley are $14,226 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UC Berkeley also is in the top 10% of our Best Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking.

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Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the # 2 spot on the list. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCSD are $14,700 per year.

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Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCLA are $13,258 a year.

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

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Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population.

UC Davis undergraduate students pay an average of $14,645 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UC Davis 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 California list.

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Best Value Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 43
Nevada 17
Hawaii 10
Alaska 5

Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

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 4 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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