2025 Best Climate Science Schools

Climate Science is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #<nil> most popular major concentration in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Climate Science Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 40 degrees in climate science annually.

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• Best Overall Climate Science Schools List

Climate Science Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Climate Science Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Climate Science in the United States

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the climate science degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Climate Science

1

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

It's difficult to beat Columbia University in the City of New York if you wish to pursue a degree in climate science. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in climate science from Columbia University in the City of New York

2

Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Northern Arizona University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in climate science. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in climate science from Northern Arizona University

Climate Science by Region

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Region
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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
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Rankings in Majors Related to Climate Science

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.