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2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
14 Degrees Awarded
$37,200 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 general atmospheric sciences and meteorology graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,305 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in general atmospheric sciences and meteorology. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general atmospheric sciences and meteorology.

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Most Well Attended General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general meteorology degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, 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.

Full U-M General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Report

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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 #2 for the Most Well Attended General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general meteorology students in 2020-2021.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read full report on General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at UIUC

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full Ohio State General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Report

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 1 doctorate’s general meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at UW - Madison

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended General Meteorology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan Technological University landed the #5 spot on the list. Houghton, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general meteorology degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 Michigan Tech

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