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2023 Best Meteorology Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

1 Ranked Colleges
32 Degrees Awarded
$26,200 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Meteorological Science

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Meteorological Science” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Meteorology is the 715th most popular major in the country with 283 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Plains States region, there were 32 meteorology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent meteorology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the meteorology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Meteorological Science

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region vets studying meteorological science.

Top 1 Best Meteorology Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

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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 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Meteorological Science. Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 ’s meteorological science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 31,822 students enrolled at Iowa State University, 814 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 388 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,933. On top of their other funding sources, 9 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Iowa State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Iowa State]](/colleges/iowa-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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