Where is the best college to study Atmospheric Science?

Answer 1

Penn State is considered the mecca for prospective meteorologists, but that is in the more banal, forecasting, I-want-to-be-a-weatherman sense of what is actually an incredibly complex, diverse, and interesting field addressing many components of earth science beyond what's on the Channel 3 News. If you have very good grades, the two "smart" schools I know of offering undergraduate degrees and graduate programs in atmospheric science are Cornell University of the Ivy League in Ithaca, New York, and McGill University, ranked the number one college in Canada, in Montreal, Quebec.

Many other state universities offer programs as well, including Rutgers New Brunswick in New Jersey, two branches of the SUNY (State University of New York) colleges at Oneonta, Albany, and another I can't remember, Lyndon State College in Vermont, and others. But if you are an intelligent student who still wants to attend the top schools, either Cornell or McGill would be the choice for you. Mind you, my knowledge is only of the northeastern United States region, but the only other college I've heard of that comes close to the academic level of Cornell offering atmospheric science programs is the University of California at Berkeley, if the region suits you better.