2023 Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Schools in California
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 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 Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in California 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. 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 in Atmospheric Sciences
Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the best value school in California for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UC Berkeley are $14,226 a year.
UC Berkeley also made our Best Atmospheric Sciences Schools in California list, coming in at #3.
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The excellent programs at University of California - San Diego helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best atmospheric sciences and meteorology schools in California. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.
UCSD undergraduate students pay an average of $14,700 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UCSD is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Schools in California list.
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The excellent programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best atmospheric sciences and meteorology schools in California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCLA are $13,258 per year.
UCLA also claimed a spot on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Schools in California list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Davis is a great value for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UC Davis are $14,645 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UC Davis also did well on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Schools in California list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Washington | 43 |
Nevada | 17 |
Hawaii | 10 |
Alaska | 5 |
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Majors Related to Meteorology
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Meteorology
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.