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2022 Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

4 Ranked Colleges
29 Degrees Awarded
$25,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology is the 466th most popular major in the country with 905 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 84 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 29 general atmospheric sciences and meteorology graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general atmospheric sciences and meteorology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general atmospheric sciences and meteorology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general atmospheric sciences and meteorology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region doctor’s degree general meteorology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #1 spot on the list. Laramie, Wyoming is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general meteorology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW are $16,615, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Utah is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 8 doctorate’s general meteorology degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Boulder, Colorado, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s general meteorology degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 10 doctorate’s general meteorology degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055.

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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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