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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology in the Great Lakes Region

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80 Degrees Awarded
$32,500 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology is the 477th most popular major in the country with 840 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 136 general atmospheric sciences & meteorology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 80 general atmospheric sciences & meteorology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,415 and $23,858 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in general atmospheric sciences & meteorology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general atmospheric sciences & meteorology.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree general meteorology students.

Top 15 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology in the Great Lakes Region

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Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, Indiana

Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Valparaiso University landed the #1 spot on the list. Valparaiso University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Valparaiso, Indiana. It awarded 11 bachelors’s general meteorology degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.

Read more about General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at Valparaiso University

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Dekalb, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general meteorology degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full NIU General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Report

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Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 14 bachelors’s general meteorology degrees in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general meteorology students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read full report on General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at Ohio State University - Main Campus

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Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Muncie, Indiana, this fairly large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general meteorology students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at Ball State

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With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s general meteorology degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

With a ranking of #7, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 17 bachelors’s general meteorology degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Full Purdue General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Report

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Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. OHIO Athens is a large public school situated in Athens, Ohio. It awarded 0 bachelors’s general meteorology degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at Ohio University - Athens Campus

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Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Bloomington, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general meteorology degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at IU Bloomington

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Ohio University - Southern Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Ironton, Ohio, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general meteorology students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.

Full Ohio University - Southern Campus General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Report

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. U-M is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 13 bachelors’s general meteorology degrees in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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Ohio University - Lancaster Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Lancaster, Ohio, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s general meteorology degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at Ohio University - Lancaster Campus

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Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. OHIO Chillicothe is a small school located in Chillicothe, Ohio that handed out 0 bachelors’s general meteorology degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus

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Ohio University - Zanesville Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Zanesville, Ohio, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s general meteorology degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full OHIO Zanesville General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Report

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Ohio University - Eastern Campus
Saint Clairsville, Ohio

Ohio University - Eastern Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. OHIO Eastern is a small school located in Saint Clairsville, Ohio that handed out 0 bachelors’s general meteorology degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.

Full Ohio University - Eastern Campus General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Report

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