Best Meteorology/Atmospheric Sci Colleges?

College Search & Selection
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<p>New Jersey son loves weather. B student. Will travel. What do you recommend for the best programs in this area that are NOT Ivy League, where he'd also have a great social experience too?</p>

<p>Want to start visiting schools soon!
Thanks!</p>

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<p>I don't know what are the best colleges for Meteorology and Atmo Sci. However, I can list some of the colleges in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast that offer it.</p>

<p>Rutgers-New Brunswick
Cornell
Penn State University Park
SUNY-Albany
SUNY-Stony Brook
SUNY-Brockport
SUNY-Oneonta
SUNY-Oswego
Delaware
Maryland-College Park</p>

<p>Also, around here I know that Texas A&M is known for meteorology.</p>

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<p>delaware does not offer meteorology, here are a few more that do...</p>

<p>Millersville University of Pennsylvania - Lancaster,PA 130 + in meteo program</p>

<p>Kean University- northwest jersey.</p>

<p>Plymouth State University- New Hampshire</p>

<p>Suny Albany- one of the better programs 100+ in meteorology program</p>

<p>Penn State- 300+ in meteorology program</p>

<p>Rutgers University - New Brunswick, NJ 75+ in program</p>

<p>North Carolina State University- Asheville</p>

<p>University of North Carolina</p>

<p>Western Connecticut State University-</p>

<p>Cornell University</p>

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<p>Florida State has an excellent and well-known meteorology program.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.met.fsu.edu/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.met.fsu.edu/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>There is a slight difference between the two fields, depending on what he wants to do career-wise. If he plans to become a meteorologist, there are specific guidelines to follow. </p>

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<p>If he wants to go into research or pursue a graduate degree, there are more options (a physics, chem, or geology major would work just as well for getting into grad school).</p>

<p>You may want to check out
<a href="http://www.ametsoc.org/amsucar_curricula/index.cfm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.ametsoc.org/amsucar_curricula/index.cfm&lt;/a> (Complete list of meteorology/atmospheric science programs; searchable by degree offered and location)</p>

<p><a href="http://www.ametsoc.org/atmoscareers/index.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.ametsoc.org/atmoscareers/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p><a href="http://www.ametsoc.org/pubs/careers.html#toc8%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.ametsoc.org/pubs/careers.html#toc8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Cornell, Penn State, Wisconsin, Oklahoma</p>

<p><a href="http://www.meteor.wisc.edu/department/index.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.meteor.wisc.edu/department/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>North Carolina State University is in Raleigh,NC not Asheville.
UNC-Asheville also has a meteorology program.</p>

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<p>florida state, florida international</p>