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2023 Most Popular Atmospheric Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Doctor'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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Atmospheric Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students working on their doctor’s degree. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

Women make up 57% of the meteorology majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students working on their doctor’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great place for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students working on their doctor’s degree. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 3 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Michigan Technological University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular atmospheric sciences and meteorology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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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 Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 36
Ohio 25
Illinois 40
Indiana 37
Wisconsin 34

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 5 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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