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2023 Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$31,075 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Master'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.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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.

2023 Best Value Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Atmospheric Sciences

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Our analysis found Cornell University to be the best value school for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 a year.

Cornell also took the #2 spot in our Best Atmospheric Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.

UMCP graduate students pay an average of $35,755 in tuition and fees each year.

UMCP also claimed a spot on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of Maryland - College Park Report

#3

University at Albany

Albany, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University at Albany is a great value for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students working on their master’s degree. UAlbany is a large public school located in the small city of Albany.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UAlbany are $25,325 a year.

Full Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University at Albany Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a great value for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rutgers New Brunswick are $33,215 per year.

Read full report on Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Colleges by State

Explore the best atmospheric sciences and meteorology colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 79
New York 61
Maryland 22
New Jersey 10
District of Columbia 3
Delaware 7

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 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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