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2022 Best Value Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

5 Ranked Colleges
61 Degrees Awarded
$23,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in meteorology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality meteorology programs that also have a lower cost than 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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree meteorological science students.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Meteorology in the Southeast Region

#1

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #1 spot on the list. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s meteorological science degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Charlotte, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,529 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Meteorological Science students per year to attend UNC Charlotte.

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

Full University of North Carolina at Charlotte Meteorology Report

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #2 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also made our “Best Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $21,198 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Meteorological Science students per year to attend Virginia Tech.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Meteorology at Virginia Tech

#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 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 made our “Best Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $11,962 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Meteorological Science students per year to attend Western Kentucky University.

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 list. Located in Charleston, South Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s meteorological science students 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. It costs about $19,000 for southeast region bachelor’s degree meteorological science students per year to attend College of Charleston.

Read more about Meteorology at College of Charleston

#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. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s meteorological science students in 2019-2020.

U Miami did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for U Miami is $46,949 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Meteorological Science students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Read full report on Meteorology at University of 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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