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2023 Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$13,952 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$22,668 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology School for You

In 2020-2021, 36 degrees and certificates were awarded to atmospheric sciences and meteorology students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #176 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in California to see which 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Schools in California

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

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality in Atmospheric Sciences

$13,258 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of California - Los Angeles to be the best value school for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students who want to pursue a degree in California. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCLA are $13,258 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UCLA is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Schools in California list.

Read full report on Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of California - Los Angeles

$14,645 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 #2 on this year’s Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Schools in California list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

UC Davis undergraduate students pay an average of $14,645 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of California - Davis

Best Value Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 2 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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