2025 Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Schools in the Plains States Region
3Colleges in the Plains States Region
103Meteorology Degrees Awarded
$40,294Avg Early-Career Salary
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #227 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of atmospheric sciences & meteorology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 103 degrees in atmospheric sciences & meteorology annually.
Choosing a Great Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology School
The meteorology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology in the Plains States Region
The schools below may not offer all types of meteorology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Iowa State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in atmospheric sciences & meteorology. Iowa State is a very large public university located in the city of Ames. A Best Colleges rank of #88 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 20 atmospheric sciences & meteorology students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in atmospheric sciences & meteorology has to check out University of Kansas. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were roughly 12 atmospheric sciences & meteorology students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat University of Missouri - Columbia if you want to pursue a degree in atmospheric sciences & meteorology. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were roughly 29 atmospheric sciences & meteorology students who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the meteorology program state that they receive average early career wages of $41,430.
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).
The meteorology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
