2025 Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Schools in the Plains States Region

A degree in general atmospheric sciences & meteorology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #477 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 78 degrees in general atmospheric sciences & meteorology to qualified students.

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• Best Overall General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Schools List

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Best Schools for General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology in the Plains States Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general meteorology degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Plains States Region Schools in General Meteorology

1

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

16.7% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in general atmospheric sciences & meteorology has to look into University of Kansas. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in general atmospheric sciences & meteorology from University of Kansas

2

University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

34.5% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in general atmospheric sciences & meteorology needs to look into University of Missouri - Columbia. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in general atmospheric sciences & meteorology from University of Missouri - Columbia

Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	693	25
Kansas	599	10
Nebraska	500	8
North Dakota	416	18
South Dakota	381	8

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Rankings in Majors Related to General Meteorology

General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology is one of 4 different types of Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to General Meteorology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Meteorology	25

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.