2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Meteorology in the Plains States Region

Meteorology isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #577 in popularity out of 1137 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the most popular for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of meteorology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 24 bachelor's degrees in meteorology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Meteorology in the Plains States Region

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in meteorology.

Most Well Attended Schools for Meteorological Science Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, MN

14 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MN

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Saint Cloud State University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in meteorology. St. Cloud State University is a large public university located in the small city of Saint Cloud. More information about a bachelor’s in meteorology from Saint Cloud State University

2

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

10 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IA

#1 Best Quality In IA

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in meteorology needs to take a look at Iowa State University. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in meteorology in Iowa. More information about a bachelor’s in meteorology from Iowa State University

Best Meteorology Colleges by State

Explore the most popular meteorology colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	438	8
Iowa	396	13

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Rankings in Majors Related to Meteorological Science

Meteorology is one of 4 different types of Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Meteorological Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	61

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.