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Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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2023 Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$28,106 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Doctor's Degree School for You

Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology is the #201 most popular major in the country with 342 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for meteorology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for meteorology majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Atmospheric Sciences

Our analysis found University of Delaware to be the best value school for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . UD is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UD are $18,128 a year.

Full Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of Delaware Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - College Park is a great value for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMCP are $35,755 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMCP also did well on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of Maryland - College Park

#3

University at Albany

Albany, NY

Out of the 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Albany landed the # 3 spot on the list. UAlbany is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Albany.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UAlbany are $25,325 a year.

Read full report on Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University at Albany

Out of the 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a very large student population.

Rutgers New Brunswick graduate students pay an average of $33,215 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Colleges by State

Explore the best atmospheric sciences and meteorology colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 13
Pennsylvania 15
Maryland 8
New Jersey 8
District of Columbia 3
Delaware 1

One of 8 majors within the area of study, atmospheric sciences and meteorology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 5,005
Physics 3,727
Geological & Earth Sciences 2,491
Materials Sciences 448
Astronomy & Astrophysics 371

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • 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.

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