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2022 Best Value Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
61 Degrees Awarded
$18,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 218 people earned their degree in meteorology, making the major the 808th most popular in the United States.

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 For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the meteorology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The meteorological science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree meteorological science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Meteorology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s meteorological science degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Tech is $11,138 for southeast region bachelor’s degree meteorological science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read more about Meteorology at Virginia Tech

#2

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a public institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte also made our “Best Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $11,991 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Meteorological Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full UNC Charlotte Meteorology Report

#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 For Those Making $0-$30k list. Western Kentucky University is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s meteorological science degrees to qualified students.

WKU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Western Kentucky University is $11,714 for southeast region bachelor’s degree meteorological science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Meteorology at WKU

#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 Making $0-$30k. College of Charleston is located in Charleston, South Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s meteorological science degrees to qualified students.

C of C not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $14,690 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Meteorological Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend College of Charleston.

Read full report on 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 For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Miami is a private not-for-profit institution located in Coral Gables, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees 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 yearly cost to attend University of Miami is $42,611 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Meteorological Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

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.

Read more about Meteorology at U 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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