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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$27,535 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Doctor'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor'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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate 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 doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNR are $22,380 a year.

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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 #2 on this year’s Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCLA are $28,138 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCLA also is in the top 20% of our Best Atmospheric Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

Full Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of California - Los Angeles Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value atmospheric sciences and meteorology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

UW Seattle graduate students pay an average of $30,912 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the # 4 spot on the list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Davis are $28,710 per year.

Full Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of California - Davis Report

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 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).

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