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2022 Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
79 Degrees Awarded
$22,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 905 people earned their degree in general atmospheric sciences and meteorology, making the major the 466th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 124 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 79 general atmospheric sciences and meteorology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general atmospheric sciences and meteorology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general atmospheric sciences and meteorology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general atmospheric sciences and meteorology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Millersville University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Millersville is a public institution located in Millersville, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Millersville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Millersville University of Pennsylvania is $23,350 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree general meteorology students.

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#2

University at Albany

Albany, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Albany. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Albany, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general meteorology degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAlbany, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UAlbany is $18,577 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree General Meteorology students.

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#3

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Stony Brook, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general meteorology degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree general meteorology students list, SUNY Stony Brook has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $15,160 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree General Meteorology students per year to attend SUNY Stony Brook.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 SUNY Stony Brook General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Report

#4

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Newark, Delaware, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general meteorology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UD, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $17,220 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree General Meteorology students per year to attend UD.

The low student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

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#5

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Maryland - College Park is a public institution located in College Park, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP also made our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $19,045 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree General Meteorology students per year to attend UMCP.

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 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of Maryland - College Park

#6

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

Cornell University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Cornell University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 5 bachelors’s general meteorology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornell, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Cornell is $40,126 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree General Meteorology students.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.

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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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