2026 Best Value Meteorology Schools in the Southwest Region
[Meteorology](/majors/physical-sciences/atmospheric-sciences-meteorology/meteorology/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 12 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for meteorology students.
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2026 Best Value Meteorology Schools in the Southwest Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the meteorology degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Meteorology Schools
University Of Oklahoma Norman Campus tops our 2026 list of the best value meteorology schools in the Southwest Region. University Of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a very large public school located in the suburb of Norman. Students from in state pay about $9,797 in tuition and fees, compared with $27,377 for out-of-state students. Meteorology graduates carry a median of $21,900 in student loans. Meteorology graduates of University Of Oklahoma Norman Campus earn a median of $44,270 early in their careers. Set against $21,900 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 77%.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 12 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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 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.
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