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2023 Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$31,402 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. 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.

The Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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. 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.

2023 Best Value Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for meteorology majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Atmospheric Sciences

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named University of Utah the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at U of U are $28,345 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, U of U also is in the top 20% of our Best Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Boulder is a great value for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CU - Boulder are $38,358 per year.

CU - Boulder also claimed a spot on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MSU Denver are $27,502 a year.

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Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Colleges by State

Explore the best atmospheric sciences and meteorology schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 58
Utah 23
Wyoming 3

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 3 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).

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