2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology in New York (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Meteorology Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology is the 230th most popular major in the country with 1,167 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, atmospheric sciences and meteorology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,050 and had an average of $25,463 in loans still to pay off.

Across New York, there were 86 atmospheric sciences and meteorology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 atmospheric sciences and meteorology graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,095 and $123,917 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Meteorology Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in atmospheric sciences and meteorology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality atmospheric sciences and meteorology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the atmospheric sciences and meteorology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The meteorology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Meteorology Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Meteorology Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Meteorology Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology in New York (With Aid)

#1

University at Albany

Albany, New York

#1 in overall quality

$25,225 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Meteorology Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Albany landed the #1 spot on the list. University at Albany is a public institution located in Albany, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAlbany, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Albany are $25,225, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

#1 in overall quality

$30,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Meteorology Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Getting Aid list. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s meteorology degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology (With Aid)

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).
• 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

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• 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.

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