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2022 Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
79 Degrees Awarded
$13,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 905 people earned their degree in general atmospheric sciences and meteorology, making the major the 466th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 124 general atmospheric sciences and meteorology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 79 general atmospheric sciences and meteorology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general atmospheric sciences and meteorology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general 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 general 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 General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree general meteorology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general meteorology degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $7,518 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree general meteorology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Cornell.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, 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 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Cornell University General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Report

#2

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Maryland - College Park is located in College Park, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s general meteorology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMCP, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Maryland - College Park is $12,128 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree General Meteorology students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.4% 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 full report on General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at UMCP

#3

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Delaware. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Newark, Delaware, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general meteorology students in 2019-2020.

UD also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Delaware is $12,236 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree general meteorology students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UD General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Report

#4

University at Albany

Albany, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Albany. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s general meteorology degrees to qualified students.

UAlbany also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $16,171 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree general meteorology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University at Albany.

Read more about General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at UAlbany

#5

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Stony Brook, New York, this large public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general meteorology students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $12,993 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree general meteorology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Stony Brook University.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.

Full SUNY Stony Brook General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Report

#6

Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

Millersville University of Pennsylvania came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Meteorology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Millersville is a public institution located in Millersville, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Millersville, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Millersville is $19,065 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree general meteorology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on General Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at Millersville

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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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