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2023 Most Popular Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Finding the Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for meteorology majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Boulder the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means United States Air Force Academy is a great place for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students. USAFA is a small public school located in the town of USAF Academy.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Metropolitan State University of Denver is a great place for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a large student population.

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Utah State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular atmospheric sciences and meteorology programs. USU is a very large public school located in the city of Logan.

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#7

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Colleges by State

Explore the best atmospheric sciences and meteorology schools 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 7 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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