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2023 Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$26,568 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 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.

2023 Best Value Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Atmospheric Sciences

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

Our analysis found University of Wyoming to be the best value school for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UW graduate students pay an average of $17,569 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great value for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students working on their master’s degree. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Colorado State is ranked #5 for overall quality for meteorology in the Rocky Mountains Region .

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Utah is a great value for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly 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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Out of the 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a very large student population.

CU - Boulder graduate students pay an average of $33,953 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, CU - Boulder also did well on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 58
Utah 23
Wyoming 3

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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