by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Meteorology Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,140 people earned their degree in atmospheric sciences and meteorology, making the major the 227th most popular in the United States. 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.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 157 atmospheric sciences and meteorology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $22,668 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 atmospheric sciences and meteorology graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,423 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Meteorology Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 7 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 colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree meteorology students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Meteorology Major in the Far Western US Region. UAF is a public institution located in Fairbanks, Alaska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of Alaska Fairbanks
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Meteorology Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. UW Seattle is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 7 doctorate’s meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read more about Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Meteorology Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Naval Postgraduate School landed the #3 spot on the list. Naval Postgraduate School is a public institution located in Monterey, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at Naval Postgraduate School
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Meteorology Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Reno landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Nevada - Reno is a large school located in Reno, Nevada that handed out 2 doctorate’s meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of Nevada - Reno
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Meteorology Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this fairly large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s meteorology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Full University of Hawaii at Manoa Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Report
University of California - Los Angeles did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Meteorology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #6. UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s meteorology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of California - Los Angeles
University of California - Davis ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Meteorology Major in the Far Western US Region list. UC Davis is a public institution located in Davis, California. 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 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at UC Davis
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