2023 Best Other Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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Ranked Colleges
36
Degrees Awarded
$40,300
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans 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 “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Other Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology is the 1146th most popular major in the country with 42 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 36 other atmospheric sciences and meteorology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in other atmospheric sciences and meteorology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other atmospheric sciences and meteorology programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other atmospheric sciences and meteorology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Other Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 3 Best Other Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other atmospheric sciences and meteorology students in 2020-2021.
U-M not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 47,907 students enrolled at U-M, 570 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 325 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $27,058. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s other atmospheric sciences and meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.
UCLA also made our “Best Other Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2.Of the 44,589 students enrolled at UCLA, 7 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,071. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology for a Bachelor’s. University of California - San Diego is a large public school situated in La Jolla, California. It awarded 18 bachelors’s other atmospheric sciences and meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.
UCSD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Other Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 39,576 students enrolled at UCSD, 112 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 54 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,596. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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.