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2023 Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$38,036 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$22,668 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for meteorology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Colleges.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Atmospheric Sciences

$24,827 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nevada - Reno the best value school in the Far Western US Region for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNR are $24,827 a year.

Read full report on Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of Nevada - Reno

Out of the 4 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 2 spot on the list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCLA are $43,012 a year.

UCLA also claimed a spot on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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$44,399 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

UC Davis undergraduate students pay an average of $44,399 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW Seattle are $39,906 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UW Seattle is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Read full report on Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Colleges by State

Explore the best atmospheric sciences and meteorology colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 36
Washington 21
Nevada 10
Hawaii 8
Alaska 5

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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