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2023 Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$25,978 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Plains States 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Atmospheric Sciences

Our analysis found Iowa State University to be the best value school for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

Iowa State graduate students pay an average of $26,948 in tuition and fees each year.

Iowa State also claimed a spot on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at Iowa State University Report

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.

KU graduate students pay an average of $25,007 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of Kansas

Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Colleges by State

Explore the best atmospheric sciences and meteorology colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 25
Minnesota 15
Kansas 10
Iowa 17
Nebraska 8
North Dakota 18
South Dakota 8

One of 8 majors within the area of study, atmospheric sciences and meteorology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 2 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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