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Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$32,303 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,400 Avg Salary

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. 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.

The Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for meteorology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

Top 10 Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Schools

$13,297 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Western Illinois University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WIU are $13,297 a year.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

Purdue undergraduate students pay an average of $28,794 in tuition and fees each year.

Purdue also claimed a spot on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

UIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $37,632 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, meteorology graduates from UIUC carry an average student debtload of $21,500.

UIUC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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The excellent programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best atmospheric sciences and meteorology schools in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

UW - Madison undergraduate students pay an average of $38,608 in tuition and fees each year.

UW - Madison excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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$14,738 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great value for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

NIU undergraduate students pay an average of $14,738 in tuition and fees each year.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Ohio State undergraduate students pay an average of $35,019 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ohio State also is in the top 15% of our Best Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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#7

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Ball State is a very large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ball State are $27,524 a year.

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$21,475 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value atmospheric sciences and meteorology programs. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UWM are $21,475 a year.

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Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN
$44,796 Average Tuition & Fees

Valparaiso University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Valparaiso, Valpo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Valpo are $44,796 per year. The average amount in student loans that meteorology majors at Valpo take out is $27,000.

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With a ranking of #9, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s best value schools for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

IU Bloomington undergraduate students pay an average of $38,352 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, IU Bloomington is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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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 Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 36
Ohio 25
Illinois 40
Indiana 37
Wisconsin 34

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 11 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).

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