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2022 Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

3 Ranked Colleges
19 Degrees Awarded
$35,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 905 people earned their degree in general atmospheric sciences and meteorology, making the major the 466th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 157 general atmospheric sciences and meteorology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 19 general atmospheric sciences and meteorology graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in general atmospheric sciences and meteorology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general atmospheric sciences and meteorology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general atmospheric sciences and meteorology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree general meteorology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s general meteorology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548.

Read more about General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at U-M

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general meteorology degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UW - Madison General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 2 doctorate’s general meteorology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UIUC General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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