Top Meteorology Schools??

[NWIASpotter]

What does everybody think?? Name your top 1, or 3 or how ever many undergraduate meteorology schools in the US..

[Baytown Bug]

I've heard that Florida State has a top flight met department. I would bet that the University of Oklahoma is up there too.

[stormcloud]

Florida State is great for tropical met (school where Dr. Neil Frank received his doctorate.) Penn State is good. Texas A&M has a very respected met department.

[USAwx1]

CSU has an excellent grad/MS program. Home of Dr. Bill Gray.

[Wthrman13]

ahem! Shameless plug for two schools here : Purdue has a good, but small meteorology program, that's where I got my B.S., and of course OU is unmatched for severe weather research and the amount of collaboration among various weather research entitites: NSSL, SPC, the local NWS office, and many others are all located here in Norman. It's also a great school if you are looking for a challenging, well-rounded curriculum, both at the undergraduate and graduate level.

[MWatkins]

I suppose it really depends on what you're after...OU probably has the best severe weather program in the country...FSU is great with tropical weather. But as far as I'm concerned...it would be:

1. Oklahoma
2. Florida State
3. Penn State

Of course...that could also be the football top 3 in any given year too.

MW

[WeatherNole]

Shockingly, I'll endorse FSU as a great program, especially in Tropical Meteorology. One of my current interns is working with Dr. Krishnamurti - who is the "Super Ensemble" creator. (Maybe I'll sneak a peek at it from time to time this season ).

My top three choices (20 years ago) when I went to school were:

1. FSU
2. Penn St.
3. OU

Can't go wrong with any of those.

(BUT - also realize that most of the big programs are REALLY interested in you getting at least a Master's degree. Also - make sure that you love calculus - or at least can pass it. )

Mike

*Edit* I found a nice little article to play up my alma mater and a few of the alums.

http://www.fsu.edu/~fstime/FS-Times/Volume6/sep00web/16sep00.html

One note though - try to ignore the fact that "Hurricane" is misspelled in the title of the article. Yikes!

[stormcloud]

Slightly off subject, WeatherNole why isn't the 'super-computer' tropical forecasts from FSU available on the web? I know that the TPC gets it, but why not the general public? It would be a great PR tool!

[WeatherNole]

I can try to get you a definite answer (perhaps my intern can find out).

Unforunately - it will be a while - as I am about to take a week's vacation. I'll try to remember to find out when I get back to work.

Mike

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[Derek Ortt]

FSU superensamble is not available to the public

Regarding met schools, this is a bit biased, but look into the University of Miami, especially for grad school as many of the thesis are related to trop met

[realweatherguru]

Hello everyone -

Does anyone in here feel like assisting me in gathering as much information as possible about any post-highschool level meteorology/atms. course/major??

I can fill those in that are interested. I don't think there is a good enough guide on the Net and these questions come up now and again about best schools or which schools, etc..

I'm starting a not for profit with a few people already and I want to help others out. I get questions about colleges/universities in regards to meteo. programs and all the people say the same, there really isn't a quick and easy place to compare or list schools.

AMS has a decent list, but I'd like to take it further. If you are at a university or college right now, I'd like your help in answering questions about where you are studying/working...

Thanks!

[SIMWMBA]

I'm not sure how it "ranks" but the University of South Alabama has a Meteorology Curriculum though just over 10 years old, has a lot to offer.
http://www.southalabama.edu/meteorology/

The staff includes several instructors with advanced degrees in tropical weather and broadcast experience. And the Coastal Weather Research Center is a fully-operational weather forecast center on the campus.
http://www.southalabama.edu/meteorology ... ueoncampus

[Lindaloo]

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[NWIASpotter]

Realweatherguy, I am looking at schools for meteorology to go into the fall of 2005. I have visited and talked to some of the profs and students at Iowa State, Creighton, and St. Cloud State. If you would like any info from them I would be glad to help ya out. And I will be very interested in your final report!!

[Bane]

NC State also has a very good program. The National Weather Service is located on campus as well. They also work closely with WRAL.

[NWIASpotter]

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