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2023 Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$39,557 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,810 Avg Salary

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. 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.

The Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic Region

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

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality 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 degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . UD is a very large public school located in the suburb of Newark.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UD are $36,880 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UD also is in the top 15% of our Best Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cornell are $61,015 per year.

Cornell not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UMCP undergraduate students pay an average of $38,638 in tuition and fees each year.

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

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#4

University at Albany

Albany, NY
$28,248 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University at Albany is a great value for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students. UAlbany is a large public school located in the small city of Albany.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UAlbany are $28,248 a year.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rutgers New Brunswick are $33,005 a year.

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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 5 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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