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2022 Best Value Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
61 Degrees Awarded
$23,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Meteorological Science 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. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Meteorology is the 808th most popular major in the country with 218 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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.

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 meteorology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Meteorology in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

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 #1 on our 2022 Best Value Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Western Kentucky University is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 13 bachelors’s meteorological science degrees in 2019-2020.

WKU also made our “Best Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Western Kentucky University is $11,962 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Meteorological Science students with aid.

Read full report on Meteorology at Western Kentucky University

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Tech is $21,198 for southeast region bachelor’s degree meteorological science students with aid.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Meteorology at Virginia Tech

#3

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 #3 for the Best Value Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. UNC Charlotte is a large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 7 bachelors’s meteorological science degrees 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. The estimated yearly cost for UNC Charlotte is $16,529 for southeast region bachelor’s degree meteorological science students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Meteorology at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

#4

College of Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Charleston. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Charleston, South Carolina, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s meteorological science degrees 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 $19,000 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Meteorological Science students with aid per year to attend College of Charleston.

Full C of C Meteorology Report

#5

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Miami. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. 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 yearly cost to attend U Miami is $46,949 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Meteorological Science students with aid.

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.

Full University of Miami 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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