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2023 Most Popular Atmospheric Sciences Schools in California

4 Colleges
$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.

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The Most Popular Atmospheric Sciences Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Los Angeles the most popular school in California for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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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 Most Popular Atmospheric Sciences Schools in California list. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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The excellent programs at San Jose State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best atmospheric sciences and meteorology schools in California. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Naval Postgraduate School. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Atmospheric Sciences Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public school with a small student population.

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

Explore all the Most Popular 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 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).

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