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2022 Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
38 Degrees Awarded
$33,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 905 people earned their degree in general atmospheric sciences and meteorology, making the major the 466th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 157 general atmospheric sciences and meteorology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 38 general atmospheric sciences and meteorology graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general atmospheric sciences and meteorology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general atmospheric sciences and meteorology programs, but they also 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree general meteorology students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s general meteorology degrees to qualified students.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #2 spot on the list. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general meteorology degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083.

Read more about General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 8 masters’s general meteorology degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M also made our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Ohio State is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 1 masters’s general meteorology degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also made our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #5 spot on the list. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general meteorology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UWM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UWM are $25,295, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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