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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 804 people earned their degree in general atmospheric sciences and meteorology, making the major the 477th most popular in the United States.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 185 general atmospheric sciences and meteorology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major” ranking analyzed 39 colleges that offered a degree 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major”.
Out of the 39 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Plymouth State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Plymouth State is a public institution located in Plymouth, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major. AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a small public school situated in Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. It awarded 4 masters’s general meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is located in Rapid City, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s general meteorology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major list. UAF is a medium-sized public school situated in Fairbanks, Alaska. It awarded 4 masters’s general meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 39 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #5 spot on the list. UH Manoa is a public institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UH Manoa General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Report
With a ranking of #6, University of Nevada - Reno did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major list. University of Nevada - Reno is a large school located in Reno, Nevada that handed out 8 masters’s general meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Read more about General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of Nevada - Reno
University of North Dakota came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major ranking. Grand Forks, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general meteorology degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of North Dakota
Florida State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major ranking. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 17 masters’s general meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at Florida State University
Howard University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 3 masters’s general meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
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University at Albany ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major list. Located in Albany, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s general meteorology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at UAlbany
Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major ranking, coming in at #11. Colorado State is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 8 masters’s general meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Princeton University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major ranking. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Princeton, New Jersey. It awarded 2 masters’s general meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 14 masters’s general meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Report
With a ranking of #14, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 8 masters’s general meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at Texas Tech University
University of California - Los Angeles did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major ranking, coming in at #15. UCLA is a large public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 12 masters’s general meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of California - Davis came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major ranking. Located in Davis, California, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s general meteorology students in 2020-2021.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UC Davis General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Report
With a ranking of #17, San Jose State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major list. San Jose State University is a large public school situated in San Jose, California. It awarded 7 masters’s general meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at San Jose State
University of Wyoming did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major ranking, coming in at #18. UW is a fairly large public school situated in Laramie, Wyoming. It awarded 2 masters’s general meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Wyoming General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Report
University of Kansas landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major ranking. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s general meteorology students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major 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 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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%.
Read full report on General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at U-M
University of Arizona landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major ranking. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 5 masters’s general meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read more about General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of Arizona
University of Colorado Boulder came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major ranking. This large school is located in Boulder, Colorado, and it awarded 4 masters’s general meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full CU - Boulder General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Report
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major ranking, coming in at #23. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 6 masters’s general meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
University of Utah did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major ranking, coming in at #24. University of Utah is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad 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 University of Utah
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Meteorology Major list. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s general meteorology degrees to qualified students.
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