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Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in California

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$13,322 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Doctor'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 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 California ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in California to see which doctor'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. 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 Doctorate in Atmospheric Sciences

Our analysis found University of California - Los Angeles to be the best value school for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCLA are $13,036 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCLA also did well on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Davis are $13,608 per year.

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

Explore all the Best Value Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Schools 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 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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