by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Meteorological Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Meteorology is the 715th most popular major in the country with 289 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southeast region, there were 77 meteorology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 77 meteorology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,436 and $23,790 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Meteorological Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in meteorology. That schools that top this list have a program in meteorology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Meteorological Science Major in the Southeast Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Meteorological Science Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Meteorological Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Melbourne, Florida, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s meteorological science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Meteorological Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #2 spot on the list. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s meteorological science degrees to 23 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Alabama. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Meteorological Science Major in the Southeast Region list. University of South Alabama is a fairly large school located in Mobile, Alabama that handed out 14 bachelors’s meteorological science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Meteorological Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the #4 spot on the list. WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s meteorological science degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Meteorological Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s meteorological science students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Miami came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Meteorological Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Miami is a fairly large school located in Coral Gables, Florida that handed out 12 bachelors’s meteorological science degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%.
College of Charleston did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Meteorological Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Charleston, South Carolina, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s meteorological science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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