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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Meteorology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

5 Ranked Colleges
61 Degrees Awarded
$18,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 218 people earned their degree in meteorology, making the major the 808th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 62 meteorology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 61 meteorology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in meteorology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great meteorology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the meteorology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree meteorological science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Meteorology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s meteorological science degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also made our “Best Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Tech is $14,010 for southeast region bachelor’s degree meteorological science students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, 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 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Virginia Tech Meteorology Report

#2

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UNC Charlotte is a public institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UNC Charlotte is $12,223 for southeast region bachelor’s degree meteorological science students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Meteorology at UNC Charlotte

#3

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Bowling Green, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s meteorological science degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

WKU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Western Kentucky University is $14,790 for southeast region bachelor’s degree meteorological science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Western Kentucky University Meteorology Report

#4

College of Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Charleston. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Charleston, South Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s meteorological science degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

C of C also took the #5 spot in our “Best Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $15,910 for southeast region bachelor’s degree meteorological science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend C of C.

Read more about Meteorology at C of C

#5

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Miami. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Coral Gables, Florida, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s meteorological science degrees in 2019-2020.

U Miami also took the #3 spot in our “Best Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Miami is $36,623 for southeast region bachelor’s degree meteorological science students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Meteorology at U Miami

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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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