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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$26,948 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

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 Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

Check out the meteorology doctor's degree programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Doctor's Degree School

Our 2023 rankings named Iowa State University the best value school in the Plains States Region for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students working on their doctor’s degree. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 per year.

Iowa State also claimed a spot on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at Iowa State University Report

Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 25
Minnesota 15
Kansas 10
Iowa 17
Nebraska 8
North Dakota 18
South Dakota 8

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 values are for the top school 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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