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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$25,124 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.

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Atmospheric Sciences

#1

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Our 2023 rankings named University of Houston the best value school in the Southwest Region for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UH graduate students pay an average of $18,871 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UH is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Read full report on Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of Houston

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 a year.

Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Atmospheric Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #5.

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

Out of the 4 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a very large student population.

University of Oklahoma graduate students pay an average of $23,876 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Report

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great value for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Arizona are $33,644 per 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 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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