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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Meteorology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

5 Ranked Colleges
61 Degrees Awarded
$25,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Meteorology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the #1 spot on the 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WKU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Western Kentucky University is $15,642 for southeast region bachelor’s degree meteorological science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Meteorology at Western Kentucky University

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s meteorological science degrees to qualified students.

Virginia Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $23,808 for southeast region bachelor’s degree meteorological science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Virginia Tech.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national 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

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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value Meteorological Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s meteorological science 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. The estimated yearly cost for UNC Charlotte is $19,973 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Meteorological Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Meteorology at UNC Charlotte

#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 For Those Making $75-$110k list. C of C is a fairly large school located in Charleston, South Carolina that handed out 5 bachelors’s meteorological science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree meteorological science students whose families make $75-$110k list, C of C has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend C of C is $22,570 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Meteorological Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full College of Charleston Meteorology Report

#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 $75-$110k. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Coral Gables, Florida. It awarded 3 bachelors’s meteorological science degrees in 2019-2020.

U Miami not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Meteorology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for U Miami is $44,741 for southeast region bachelor’s degree meteorological science students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 91%.

Full University of Miami Meteorology Report

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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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