Bowling Green, Kentucky · Public
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology at Western Kentucky University
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.2% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $10,990 school-wide net price and $43,889 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
0.2% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a limited award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 0.2% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 88
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 93.9%
- Graduation rate
- 55.6%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $10,990/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $43,960
- Median debt
- $22,095
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $43,889/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (0.2%), school-wide average net price ($10,990), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($43,889), and peer averages from 88 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the field appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while its share of reported awards is below 1%.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 88 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of B, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is below the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($7,559 below), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($21,872 below). Together, those school-level evidence points place Western Kentucky University in the top 35% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 0.3% of reported awards · $6,128 net A+ East Mississippi Community College Scooba, MS · 0.6% of reported awards · $4,608 net A+ 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · 0.1% of reported awards · $20,111 net A+ 
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · 0.0% of reported awards · $13,481 net A+ University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · 0.1% of reported awards · $12,470 net A+ University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 0.2% of reported awards · $12,548 net A+ 
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · 0.2% of reported awards · $13,138 net A College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL · 0.1% of reported awards · $7,401 net A Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology accounts for 0.2% of the awards or completions reported for Western Kentucky University. That award concentration is higher than at 43% of schools in this field set and is below the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
Western Kentucky University's average net price is $10,990 per year, about $43,960 over four years. That is $7,559 below the $18,549 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $43,889 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $21,872 below the $65,761 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places Western Kentucky University #31 of 88 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.