Dekalb, Illinois · Public
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology at Northern Illinois University
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.2% reported program-share signal, $13,391 school-wide net price, and $57,808 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 18 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.2% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.2%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~18
- Schools with reported signal
- 88
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 69.8%
- Graduation rate
- 48.7%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $13,391/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $53,564
- Median debt
- $22,162
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $57,808/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (0.2%), school-wide average net price ($13,391), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($57,808), and peer averages from 88 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 88 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of A, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($5,158 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($7,953 below). Together, those evidence points place Northern Illinois University in the top 23% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 0.3% reported share · $6,128 net A+ East Mississippi Community College Scooba, MS · 0.6% reported share · $4,608 net A+ 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · 0.1% reported share · $20,111 net A+ 
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · 0.0% reported share · $13,481 net A+ University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · 0.1% reported share · $12,470 net A+ University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 0.2% reported share · $12,548 net A+ 
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · 0.2% reported share · $13,138 net A College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL · 0.1% reported share · $7,401 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology accounts for 0.2% of reported programs at Northern Illinois University, which is bigger than 43% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 18 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Northern Illinois University's average net price is $13,391 per year, about $53,564 over four years. That is $5,158 below the $18,549 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $57,808 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $7,953 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 program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Northern Illinois University #20 of 88 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.