2025 Best Meteorology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Meteorology is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #715 out of the 1506 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for meteorology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 30 degrees in meteorology annually.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Meteorology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Meteorology in the Middle Atlantic Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the meteorological science degree levels they offer.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Meteorological Science

1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

77.8% Growth in Graduates

Rutgers University - New Brunswick is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in meteorology. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public university located in the small city of New Brunswick.More information about a degree in meteorology from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

2

SUNY Oswego
Oswego, NY

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

7.7% Growth in Graduates

SUNY Oswego is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in meteorology. Located in the distant town of Oswego, SUNY Oswego is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a degree in meteorology from SUNY Oswego

Best Meteorology Colleges by State

Explore the best meteorology colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	1,026	25
Pennsylvania	978	0
New Jersey	614	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Meteorological Science

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

Majors Similar to Meteorological Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	221
Other Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	5

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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.