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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$11,316 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,965 Avg Salary

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

With 58 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, atmospheric sciences and meteorology is the #142 most popular major in Colorado.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Colorado 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.

2023 Best Value Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado

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

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

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CU - Boulder are $12,610 per year.

CU - Boulder did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

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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 #2 on this year’s Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU Denver are $10,021 per year.

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Best Value Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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 2 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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