2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology in the Rocky Mountains Region

A doctor's degree in atmospheric sciences and meteorology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #103 out of 295 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of atmospheric sciences and meteorology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 29 doctor's degrees in atmospheric sciences and meteorology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in meteorology matters. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for atmospheric sciences and meteorology, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for atmospheric sciences and meteorology.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Meteorology Students Working on Their Doctorate

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO

10 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CO

#2 Best Quality In CO

Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in atmospheric sciences and meteorology. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in atmospheric sciences and meteorology in Colorado.

There were roughly 10 atmospheric sciences and meteorology students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in atmospheric sciences and meteorology from Colorado State University - Fort Collins

1

University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO

10 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CO

#1 Best Quality In CO

University of Colorado Boulder is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in atmospheric sciences and meteorology. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in atmospheric sciences and meteorology in Colorado.

There were roughly 10 atmospheric sciences and meteorology students who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in atmospheric sciences and meteorology from University of Colorado Boulder

3

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

8 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In UT

#1 Best Quality In UT

University of Utah is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in atmospheric sciences and meteorology. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in atmospheric sciences and meteorology in Utah.

There were about 8 atmospheric sciences and meteorology individuals who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in atmospheric sciences and meteorology from University of Utah

4

University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In WY

#1 Best Quality In WY

University of Wyoming is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in atmospheric sciences and meteorology. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public university with a large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in atmospheric sciences and meteorology in Wyoming.

There were approximately 1 atmospheric sciences and meteorology students who graduated with this degree at UW in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in atmospheric sciences and meteorology from University of Wyoming

5

Utah State University
Logan, UT

#2 Most Popular In UT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

USU is a very large public university located in the small city of Logan. More information about a doctorate in atmospheric sciences and meteorology from Utah State University

Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Colleges by State

Explore the most popular atmospheric sciences and meteorology colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	115	14
Utah	91	7
Wyoming	32	6

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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	29

Majors Similar to Meteorology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	111
Physics	90
Geological & Earth Sciences	64
Astronomy & Astrophysics	12
Materials Sciences	5

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.