2025 Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana

When it comes to popularity, a bachelor's degree in atmospheric sciences & meteorology sits in the middle of the road, ranking #182 out of 363 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 51 bachelor's degrees in atmospheric sciences & meteorology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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

More Ways to Rank Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Schools

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 the Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology in Indiana

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

Top Indiana Schools for a Bachelor's in Meteorology

1

Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN

13 Annual Graduates

Purdue University - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in atmospheric sciences & meteorology. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in atmospheric sciences & meteorology from Purdue University - Main Campus

2

Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, IN

22 Annual Graduates

Valparaiso University is a good decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in atmospheric sciences & meteorology. Valpo is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Valparaiso.More information about a bachelor’s in atmospheric sciences & meteorology from Valparaiso University

Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	261	21
Ohio	252	20
Illinois	241	29
Wisconsin	213	26

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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	44
Other Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	7

Majors Similar to Meteorology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	330
Physics	167
Geological & Earth Sciences	83
Astronomy & Astrophysics	21
General Physical Sciences	5
Materials Sciences	1

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.