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2022 Best Value Colleges for General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
65 Degrees Awarded
$19,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Meteorology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Southwest region, there were 65 general atmospheric sciences and meteorology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Meteorology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Meteorology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Meteorology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Colleges for General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Meteorology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s general meteorology degrees to 36 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - College Station is $19,057 for Southwest Region General Meteorology students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Meteorology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. UH is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 2 ’s general meteorology degrees in 2019-2020.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,838 for Southwest Region General Meteorology students with aid per year to attend UH.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Meteorology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 4 ’s general meteorology degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also made our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $15,016 for southwest region general meteorology students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Meteorology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s general meteorology degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $17,571 for Southwest Region General Meteorology students with aid per year to attend Texas Tech.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Meteorology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is located in Corpus Christi, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 ’s general meteorology degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M Corpus Christi is $16,332 for southwest region general meteorology students with aid.

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Meteorology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott is a small school located in Prescott, Arizona that handed out 15 ’s general meteorology degrees in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Prescott also made our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Embry-Riddle Prescott is $35,396 for southwest region general meteorology students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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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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