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2023 Most Popular Atmospheric Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Master'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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Atmospheric Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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.

Check out the meteorology master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the most popular school for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

Women make up 38% of the meteorology majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular atmospheric sciences and meteorology schools in the Great Lakes Region . UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

About 33% of the students majoring in meteorology at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 3 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Women make up 60% of the meteorology majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a great place for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB, AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in meteorology at AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a great place for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students working on their master’s degree. UWM is a very large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

Of the 2 students majoring in meteorology at UWM, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree atmospheric sciences and meteorology programs. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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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 Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 15
Illinois 11
Ohio 5
Indiana 0
Wisconsin 8

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

Majors Similar to Meteorology

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 6 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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