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Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Schools in Colorado

2023 Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Schools in Colorado

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$11,606 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology School for You

With 58 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, atmospheric sciences and meteorology is the #142 most popular major in Colorado.

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Schools in Colorado ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Colorado 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.

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality in Atmospheric Sciences

$12,610 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Boulder the best value school in Colorado for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CU - Boulder are $12,610 per year.

CU - Boulder did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Schools in Colorado list.

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$12,188 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Colorado State are $12,188 a year.

Colorado State also took the #3 spot in our Best Atmospheric Sciences Schools in Colorado rankings.

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$10,021 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Metropolitan State University of Denver is a great value for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a fairly large student population.

MSU Denver undergraduate students pay an average of $10,021 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 3 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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