by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Meteorology Major in North Carolina” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology is the 227th most popular major in the country with 1,140 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, atmospheric sciences and meteorology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,965 and had an average of $23,086 in loans still to pay off.
Across North Carolina, there were 37 atmospheric sciences and meteorology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $27,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 37 atmospheric sciences and meteorology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,368 and $25,940 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Meteorology Major in North Carolina” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in atmospheric sciences and meteorology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their atmospheric sciences and meteorology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Meteorology Major in North Carolina” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina bachelor’s degree meteorology students.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Meteorology Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Asheville landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Asheville, North Carolina, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of North Carolina at Asheville
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Meteorology Major in North Carolina list. This large school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of North Carolina at Charlotte Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Meteorology Major in North Carolina list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Read more about Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at NC State
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina A & T State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Meteorology Major in North Carolina list. NC A&T is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 3 bachelors’s meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at North Carolina A & T State University
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Meteorology Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the #5 spot on the list. East Carolina University is a large school located in Greenville, North Carolina that handed out 1 bachelors’s meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full East Carolina University Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Report
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