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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
35 Degrees Awarded
$14,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology is the 466th most popular major in the country with 905 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 131 general atmospheric sciences and meteorology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 35 general atmospheric sciences and meteorology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general atmospheric sciences and meteorology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general atmospheric sciences and meteorology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general atmospheric sciences and meteorology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s general meteorology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UW Seattle is $13,297 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree General Meteorology students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UW Seattle General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Report

#2

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #2 spot on the list. UCLA is a large public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 8 bachelors’s general meteorology degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA also made our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend UCLA is $14,279 for far western us region bachelor’s degree general meteorology students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #3 spot on the list. University of California - Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s general meteorology degrees to qualified students.

UC Berkeley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of California - Berkeley is $15,329 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree General Meteorology students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at UC Berkeley

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Davis, California, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general meteorology students in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also made our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend University of California - Davis is $14,669 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree General Meteorology students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of California - Davis General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. UNR is a public institution located in Reno, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $15,081 for far western us region bachelor’s degree general meteorology students with aid per year to attend UNR.

Read full report on General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at UNR

#6 in overall quality

University of Hawaii at Manoa came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. UH Manoa is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s general meteorology degrees to qualified students.

UH Manoa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Hawaii at Manoa is $15,030 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree General Meteorology students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of Hawaii at Manoa

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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