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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Meteorology (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

5 Ranked Colleges
61 Degrees Awarded
$27,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Vallue Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in meteorology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent 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 meteorology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Vallue Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Vallue Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree meteorological science students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Meteorology (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s meteorological science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree meteorological science students whose families make more than $110k list, WKU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for WKU is $11,962 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Meteorological Science students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Meteorology at WKU

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #2 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s meteorological science degrees to qualified students.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Tech is $21,198 for southeast region bachelor’s degree meteorological science students whose families make more than $110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Virginia Tech Meteorology Report

#3

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s meteorological science students in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $16,529 for southeast region bachelor’s degree meteorological science students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UNC Charlotte.

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

Read more about Meteorology at UNC Charlotte

#4

College of Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Charleston landed the #4 spot on the list. C of C is a public institution located in Charleston, South Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

C of C did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for C of C is $19,000 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Meteorological Science students whose families make more than $110k.

Full College of Charleston Meteorology Report

#5

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Miami landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Miami is a fairly large school located in Coral Gables, Florida that handed out 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 $46,949 for southeast region bachelor’s degree meteorological science students whose families make more than $110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.

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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