2024 Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Schools in California
3Colleges in California
82Meteorology Degrees Awarded
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #227 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for atmospheric sciences & meteorology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 82 degrees in atmospheric sciences & meteorology to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology School
The meteorology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for atmospheric sciences & meteorology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Degree Level
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 the Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Schools in California.
More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.
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Best Schools for Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology in California
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the meteorology degree levels they offer.
University of California - Los Angeles is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in atmospheric sciences & meteorology. UCLA is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 25 atmospheric sciences & meteorology students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.
University of California - San Diego is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in atmospheric sciences & meteorology. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 18 atmospheric sciences & meteorology students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in atmospheric sciences & meteorology needs to check out University of California - Davis. UC Davis is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of Davis. This university ranks 13th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 17 atmospheric sciences & meteorology students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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The meteorology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for atmospheric sciences & meteorology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
