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2023 Most Well Attended General Meteorology Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s

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Most Well Attended General Meteorology Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor's

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 69 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 56 general atmospheric sciences and meteorology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended General Meteorology Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general atmospheric sciences and meteorology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular general atmospheric sciences and meteorology programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended General Meteorology Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended General Meteorology Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s”.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Meteorology Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s general meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at Mizzou

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University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended General Meteorology Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the #2 spot on the list. University of North Dakota is a public institution located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s 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%.

Full UND General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Report

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended General Meteorology Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #3 spot on the list. UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s general meteorology degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, 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 Nebraska - Lincoln

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended General Meteorology Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general meteorology students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at KU

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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 #4 for the Most Well Attended General Meteorology Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. SD Mines is located in Rapid City, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s general meteorology degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at SD Mines

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Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, Missouri

Saint Louis University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Meteorology Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Saint Louis University is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 4 bachelors’s general meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Saint Louis University General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Report

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