by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Meteorology Major in California” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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.
Across California, there were 82 atmospheric sciences and meteorology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $22,668 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Meteorology Major in California” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in atmospheric sciences and meteorology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in atmospheric sciences and meteorology.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
The meteorology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools Highly Focused on Meteorology Major in California”.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Meteorology Major in California”.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Meteorology Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Naval Postgraduate School landed the #1 spot on the list. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school situated in Monterey, California. It awarded 5 ’s meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Naval Postgraduate School Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Report
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Meteorology Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #2 spot on the list. UCLA is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 25 ’s meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of California - Los Angeles
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Meteorology Major in California. This large school is located in La Jolla, California, and it awarded 18 ’s meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Meteorology Major in California. Davis, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s meteorology degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of California - Davis
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jose State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Meteorology Major in California list. San Jose State University is a large public school situated in San Jose, California. It awarded 12 ’s meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full San Jose State Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Report
University of California - Berkeley came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Meteorology Major in California ranking. University of California - Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 ’s meteorology degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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%.
Read more about Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at UC Berkeley
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
