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2023 Most Popular Atmospheric Sciences Schools

109 Colleges
$35,965 Avg Salary
$23,086 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,140 people earned a degree or certificate in atmospheric sciences and meteorology, making the major the #234 most popular in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Atmospheric Sciences Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 109 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology program at each school on the list.

Check out the meteorology programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Oklahoma Norman Campus the most popular school in the United States for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students. Located in the midsize suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, meteorology majors at University of Oklahoma accumulate an average of around $26,798 in student debt.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great place for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Atmospheric Sciences Schools list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, meteorology majors at Virginia Tech accumulate an average of around $19,000 in student debt.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that meteorology majors at Texas A&M College Station take out is $18,931.

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#5

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Atmospheric Sciences Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, meteorology majors at Florida State accumulate an average of around $27,550 in student debt.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular atmospheric sciences and meteorology programs. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Meteorology majors at UIUC take out an average of $21,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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University of Colorado Boulder came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Atmospheric Sciences Schools ranking. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Los Angeles came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Atmospheric Sciences Schools ranking. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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Millersville University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Millersville is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Millersville.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Atmospheric Sciences Schools list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students. It came in at #11 on the list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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University of Maryland - College Park did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.

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

With a ranking of #13, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

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#14

University at Albany

Albany, NY

University at Albany ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Atmospheric Sciences Schools list. UAlbany is a large public school located in the city of Albany.

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With a ranking of #14, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

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#16

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Atmospheric Sciences Schools list. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.

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#16

Plymouth State University

Plymouth, NH

Plymouth State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Atmospheric Sciences Schools ranking. Plymouth State is a small public school located in the remote town of Plymouth.

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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Atmospheric Sciences Schools ranking. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

The average amount in student loans that meteorology majors at Mizzou take out is $18,500.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Atmospheric Sciences students that almost earned our Most Popular Atmospheric Sciences Schools award.

Rank College Location
19 University of California - San Diego La Jolla, CA
19 Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN
19 University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND

Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 28 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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