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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
108 Degrees Awarded
$17,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology is the 466th most popular major in the country with 905 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 145 general atmospheric sciences and meteorology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 108 general atmospheric sciences and meteorology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general atmospheric sciences and meteorology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general atmospheric sciences and meteorology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general atmospheric sciences and meteorology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree general meteorology students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #1 spot on the list. North Carolina State University is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 17 bachelors’s general meteorology degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for North Carolina State University is $16,458 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Meteorology students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full North Carolina State University General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Report

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Georgia is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $13,649 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general meteorology students with aid per year to attend University of Georgia.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at UGA

#3

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s general meteorology degrees to qualified students.

Florida State also made our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $9,789 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general meteorology students with aid per year to attend Florida State University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at Florida State

#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general meteorology students in 2019-2020.

ECU also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $15,844 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general meteorology students with aid per year to attend ECU.

Full ECU General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Report

#5

University of North Carolina at Asheville

Asheville, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Asheville landed the #5 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Asheville is a public institution located in Asheville, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNCA also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Carolina at Asheville is $12,061 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Meteorology students with aid.

Read more about General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of North Carolina at Asheville

#6

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#6 in overall quality

George Mason University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. George Mason University is a large school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 3 bachelors’s general meteorology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GMU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for GMU is $21,048 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general meteorology students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full GMU General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Report

#1 in overall quality

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a private not-for-profit institution located in Daytona Beach, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $34,296 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general meteorology students with aid per year to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Report

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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