2024 Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #182 out of the 363 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of atmospheric sciences & meteorology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 29 bachelor's degrees in atmospheric sciences & meteorology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on atmospheric sciences & meteorology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other atmospheric sciences & meteorology students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt atmospheric sciences & meteorology students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized atmospheric sciences & meteorology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for atmospheric sciences & meteorology students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology in Illinois

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in atmospheric sciences & meteorology.

Top Illinois Schools for a Bachelor's in Meteorology

1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

18 Annual Graduates

$22,311 Median Student Debt

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in atmospheric sciences & meteorology. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Champaign.More information about a bachelor’s in atmospheric sciences & meteorology from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2

Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL

8 Annual Graduates

$25,950 Median Starting Salary

$26,500 Median Student Debt

It is difficult to beat Northern Illinois University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in atmospheric sciences & meteorology. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the meteorology program state that they receive average early career income of $25,950.

More information about a bachelor’s in atmospheric sciences & meteorology from Northern Illinois University

Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	261	21
Ohio	252	20
Indiana	235	37
Wisconsin	213	26

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Rankings in Majors Related to Meteorology

One of 8 majors within the Physical Sciences area of study, Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Meteorology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	26
Meteorology	3

Most Popular Majors Related to Meteorology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	606
Physics	325
Geological & Earth Sciences	88
Astronomy & Astrophysics	47
Materials Sciences	2
Other Physical Science	1

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.