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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$34,312 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Southwest 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

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

Check out the meteorology bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the best value school for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $38,855 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, meteorology graduates from Texas A&M College Station carry an average student debtload of $18,703.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Texas A&M College Station is ranked #5 for overall quality for meteorology in the Southwest Region .

Full Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Embry-Riddle Prescott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Prescott.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Embry-Riddle Prescott are $38,966 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Embry-Riddle Prescott also did well on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Oklahoma are $25,116 a year.

University of Oklahoma also claimed a spot on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 59
Arizona 16
Oklahoma 74

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

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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