by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Meteorology Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology is the 227th most popular major in the country with 1,140 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, atmospheric sciences and meteorology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,965 and had an average of $23,086 in loans still to pay off.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 125 atmospheric sciences and meteorology graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,260 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Meteorology Major” ranking, we looked at 39 colleges that offer a degree in atmospheric sciences and meteorology. That schools that top this list have a program in atmospheric sciences and meteorology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Meteorology Major”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hampton University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Meteorology Major. Hampton is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hampton, Virginia. It awarded 2 doctorate’s meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 39 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Meteorology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the #2 spot on the list. Huntsville, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s meteorology degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Meteorology Major. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 39 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Meteorology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Princeton University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Princeton, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s meteorology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Meteorology Major list. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s meteorology degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Meteorology Major ranking, coming in at #6. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of Oklahoma
University of Colorado Boulder ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Meteorology Major list. CU - Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 12 doctorate’s meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.
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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
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University at Albany came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Meteorology Major ranking. UAlbany is a public institution located in Albany, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at UAlbany
University of Alaska Fairbanks ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Meteorology Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Fairbanks, Alaska, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Alaska Fairbanks Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Report
Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Meteorology Major list. Texas A&M College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 10 doctorate’s meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 full report on Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at Texas A&M University - College Station
University of Miami landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Meteorology Major ranking. Coral Gables, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s meteorology degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Miami Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Report
University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Meteorology Major ranking, coming in at #12. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of Washington - Seattle Campus
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Meteorology Major ranking. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s meteorology degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Report
Naval Postgraduate School came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Meteorology Major ranking. Located in Monterey, California, this small public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s meteorology students in 2020-2021.
Full Naval Postgraduate School Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Report
With a ranking of #15, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Meteorology Major list. University of Maryland - College Park is located in College Park, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s meteorology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Maryland - College Park Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Report
University of Nevada - Reno did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Meteorology Major ranking, coming in at #16. University of Nevada - Reno is located in Reno, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s meteorology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Arizona landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Meteorology Major ranking. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s 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.
Read full report on Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of Arizona
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Meteorology Major list. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s meteorology degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Wyoming ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Meteorology Major list. UW is a public institution located in Laramie, Wyoming. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Saint Louis University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Meteorology Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. 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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #21, Utah State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Meteorology Major list. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
University of Hawaii at Manoa ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Meteorology Major list. UH Manoa is a fairly large school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 1 doctorate’s meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Utah did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Meteorology Major ranking, coming in at #23. University of Utah is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 2 doctorate’s meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 full report on Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of Utah
George Mason University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Meteorology Major list. George Mason University is located in Fairfax, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s meteorology degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at George Mason University
University of Delaware came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Meteorology Major ranking. University of Delaware is a large school located in Newark, Delaware that handed out 1 doctorate’s meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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