2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Southwest region, there were 65 general atmospheric sciences and meteorology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 general atmospheric sciences and meteorology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 3 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general atmospheric sciences and meteorology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general meteorology degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at Texas A&M College Station

#2

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$18,689 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general meteorology degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UH General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Report

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general meteorology degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Arizona General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Report

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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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