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2022 Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
28 Degrees Awarded
$25,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 28 general atmospheric sciences and meteorology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in general atmospheric sciences and meteorology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general atmospheric sciences and meteorology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general atmospheric sciences and meteorology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #1 spot on the list. UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s general meteorology degrees to qualified students.

UW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wyoming are $16,615, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. U of U is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of U, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #3 spot on the list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a public institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. Utah State University is a public institution located in Logan, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USU also took the #0 spot in our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Utah State University are $22,598, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at Utah State University

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Colorado Boulder is a public institution located in Boulder, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree general meteorology students with aid list, CU - Boulder has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Master’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 CU - Boulder are $32,980.

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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