2024 Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in atmospheric sciences & meteorology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #109 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 11 doctor's degrees in atmospheric sciences & meteorology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on atmospheric sciences & meteorology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other atmospheric sciences & meteorology students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt atmospheric sciences & meteorology students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized atmospheric sciences & meteorology related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology in Texas

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

Top Texas Schools for a Doctorate in Meteorology

1

Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX

10 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Texas A&M University - College Station if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in atmospheric sciences & meteorology. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the midsize city of College Station.More information about a doctorate in atmospheric sciences & meteorology from Texas A&M University - College Station

2

University of Houston
Houston, TX

1 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in atmospheric sciences & meteorology needs to look into University of Houston. UH is a very large public university located in the large city of Houston.More information about a doctorate in atmospheric sciences & meteorology from University of Houston

Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	119	4
Oklahoma	92	10

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Rankings in Majors Related to Meteorology

One of 8 majors within the Physical Sciences area of study, Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Meteorology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	11

Most Popular Majors Related to Meteorology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	198
Physics	118
Geological & Earth Sciences	78
Astronomy & Astrophysics	4

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.