2023 Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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 Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which master's degree 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.
Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Atmospheric Sciences
Our 2023 rankings named University of Wyoming the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW are $17,569 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 per year.
Colorado State also made our Best Atmospheric Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #5.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U of U are $25,705 a year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Boulder is a great value for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a fairly large student population.
CU - Boulder graduate students pay an average of $33,953 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, CU - Boulder also is in the top 15% of our Best Atmospheric Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
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Request InformationBest Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Colleges by State
Explore the best atmospheric sciences and meteorology schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 58 |
| Utah | 23 |
| Wyoming | 3 |
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Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Related Majors for Meteorology
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.