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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology is the 477th most popular major in the country with 804 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 137 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 96 general atmospheric sciences and meteorology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general atmospheric sciences and meteorology. That schools that top this list have a program in general atmospheric sciences and meteorology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region”.

Top 15 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology in the Great Lakes Region

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Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, Indiana

Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Valparaiso University landed the #1 spot on the list. Valparaiso University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Valparaiso, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Northern Illinois University is a public institution located in Dekalb, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region. UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s general meteorology degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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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 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general meteorology degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Muncie, Indiana, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general meteorology students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 16 bachelors’s general meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general meteorology students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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With a ranking of #8, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Athens, Ohio, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s general meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.

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Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, Indiana

With a ranking of #8, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana University - Bloomington is a large public school situated in Bloomington, Indiana. It awarded 0 bachelors’s general meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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With a ranking of #8, Ohio University - Southern Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio University - Southern Campus is a small school located in Ironton, Ohio that handed out 0 bachelors’s general meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s general meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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Ohio University - Lancaster Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. OHIO Lancaster is a small school located in Lancaster, Ohio that handed out 0 bachelors’s general meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #8, Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Chillicothe, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general meteorology degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

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Ohio University - Zanesville Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. Ohio University - Zanesville Campus is located in Zanesville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s general meteorology degrees to qualified students.

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Ohio University - Eastern Campus
Saint Clairsville, Ohio

Ohio University - Eastern Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. Ohio University - Eastern Campus is located in Saint Clairsville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s general meteorology degrees to qualified students.

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