2022 Best Value Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s
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Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology is the 230th most popular major in the country with 1,167 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, atmospheric sciences and meteorology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,050 and had an average of $25,463 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 739 atmospheric sciences and meteorology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 51 colleges that offer a degree in atmospheric sciences and meteorology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent atmospheric sciences and meteorology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the atmospheric sciences and meteorology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree meteorology students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Dekalb, Illinois, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s meteorology degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Northern Illinois University is $18,259 for bachelor’s degree meteorology students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Macomb, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s meteorology degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $16,210 for bachelor’s degree meteorology students per year to attend Western Illinois University.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s meteorology degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Florida State University is $9,789 for Bachelor’s Degree Meteorology students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Oneonta. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Oneonta, New York, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s meteorology degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend SUNY Oneonta is $17,470 for bachelor’s degree meteorology students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Millersville University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Millersville, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s meteorology degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.
Millersville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $23,350 for Bachelor’s Degree Meteorology students per year to attend Millersville.
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Iowa State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Iowa State is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 10 bachelors’s meteorology degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Iowa State University is $15,496 for bachelor’s degree meteorology students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
East Carolina University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s meteorology degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend East Carolina University is $15,844 for Bachelor’s Degree Meteorology students.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 32 bachelors’s meteorology degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Oklahoma is $21,145 for bachelor’s degree meteorology students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, 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 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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North Carolina State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. North Carolina State University is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 17 bachelors’s meteorology degrees in 2019-2020.
NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $16,458 for bachelor’s degree meteorology students per year to attend North Carolina State University.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
SUNY Oswego did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. SUNY Oswego is a medium-sized public school situated in Oswego, New York. It awarded 17 bachelors’s meteorology degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,665 for bachelor’s degree meteorology students per year to attend SUNY Oswego.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Georgia ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s meteorology degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree meteorology students list, UGA has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $13,649 for Bachelor’s Degree Meteorology students per year to attend University of Georgia.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, 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 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school awarded 28 degrees to qualified bachelors’s meteorology students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $16,001 for Bachelor’s Degree Meteorology students per year to attend University of Missouri - Columbia.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 7 bachelors’s meteorology degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte is $16,529 for bachelor’s degree meteorology students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. West Lafayette, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s meteorology degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
Purdue also took the #23 spot in our “Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Purdue is $13,986 for bachelor’s degree meteorology students.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its 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%.
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University of Kansas came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Kansas is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s meteorology degrees to qualified students.
KU also took the #25 spot in our “Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $18,918 for Bachelor’s Degree Meteorology students per year to attend KU.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at KU
University of Nevada - Reno ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Nevada - Reno is a public institution located in Reno, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Nevada - Reno is $15,081 for Bachelor’s Degree Meteorology students.
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a fairly large public school situated in Corpus Christi, Texas. It awarded 3 bachelors’s meteorology degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is $16,332 for Bachelor’s Degree Meteorology students.
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The College at Brockport landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. SUNY Brockport is a medium-sized public school situated in Brockport, New York. It awarded 4 bachelors’s meteorology degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for The College at Brockport is $15,882 for Bachelor’s Degree Meteorology students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Utah landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s meteorology degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Utah is $14,773 for Bachelor’s Degree Meteorology students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low student loan default rate of 2.6% 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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University at Albany came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University at Albany is a public institution located in Albany, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UAlbany did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for UAlbany is $18,577 for bachelor’s degree meteorology students.
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With a ranking of #21, Virginia Tech did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s meteorology degrees to qualified students.
Virginia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Tech is $21,198 for Bachelor’s Degree Meteorology students.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.
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Central Michigan University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Central Michigan is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s meteorology degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Central Michigan University is $15,981 for bachelor’s degree meteorology students.
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With a ranking of #23, Ball State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Ball State is a public institution located in Muncie, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Ball State is $15,147 for Bachelor’s Degree Meteorology students.
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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s meteorology degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is $17,876 for bachelor’s degree meteorology students.
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Western Kentucky University landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Western Kentucky University is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Western Kentucky University is $11,962 for Bachelor’s Degree Meteorology students.
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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%.
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- *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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