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2022 Best Value Meteorological Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

1 Ranked Colleges
3 Degrees Awarded
$25,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Meteorological Science Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Meteorological Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 218 people earned their degree in meteorology, making the major the 808th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 29 meteorology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3 meteorology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great meteorology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Meteorological Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Meteorological Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree meteorological science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Meteorology (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Meteorological Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s meteorological science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree meteorological science students whose families make $0-$30k list, Iowa State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Meteorology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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