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2025 Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

6 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
99 Bachelor's Degrees
a bachelor's degree in general atmospheric sciences & meteorology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #372 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 99 bachelor's degrees in general atmospheric sciences & meteorology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region Your choice of general atmospheric sciences & meteorology for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general atmospheric sciences & meteorology students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology in the Great Lakes Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general atmospheric sciences & meteorology.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Bachelor's in General Meteorology

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
17 Annual Graduates

University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general atmospheric sciences & meteorology. UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the large city of Madison.More information about a bachelor’s in general atmospheric sciences & meteorology from University of Wisconsin - Madison

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
14 Annual Graduates

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in general atmospheric sciences & meteorology. UIUC is a very large public university located in the city of Champaign.More information about a bachelor’s in general atmospheric sciences & meteorology from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
13 Annual Graduates

Ohio State University - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general atmospheric sciences & meteorology. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general atmospheric sciences & meteorology from Ohio State University - Main Campus

4
13 Annual Graduates

Purdue University - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in general atmospheric sciences & meteorology. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general atmospheric sciences & meteorology from Purdue University - Main Campus

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Valpo crest
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, IN
22 Annual Graduates

Valpo is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small suburb of Valparaiso.More information about a bachelor’s in general atmospheric sciences & meteorology from Valparaiso University

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11 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general atmospheric sciences & meteorology from Northern Illinois University

Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Colleges by State

Explore the best general atmospheric sciences & meteorology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 629 0
Ohio 612 20
Illinois 558 26
Indiana 535 34
Wisconsin 435 16

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One of 4 majors within the Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology area of study, General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Meteorology 25
Other Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 17

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