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2023 Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$40,096 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$22,668 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 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.

The Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which 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. 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 Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Atmospheric Sciences

$24,827 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Nevada - Reno to be the best value school for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNR are $24,827 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great value for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

UCLA undergraduate students pay an average of $43,012 in tuition and fees each year.

UCLA also claimed a spot on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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The excellent programs at University of California - Davis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best atmospheric sciences and meteorology schools in the Far Western US Region . UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

UC Davis undergraduate students pay an average of $44,399 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UC Davis also did well on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UC Berkeley are $43,980 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UC Berkeley is ranked #3 for overall quality for meteorology in the Far Western US Region .

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great value for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

UW Seattle undergraduate students pay an average of $39,906 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW Seattle also is in the top 10% of our Best Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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University of California - San Diego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

UCSD undergraduate students pay an average of $44,454 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCSD also did well on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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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 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 6 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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