2023 Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor's Degree School for You
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology is the #234 most popular major in the country with 1,140 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for meteorology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Charlotte to be the best value school for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southeast Region . UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.
UNC Charlotte undergraduate students pay an average of $20,622 in tuition and fees each year.
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Our analysis found North Carolina State University to be the best value school for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southeast Region . NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
NC State undergraduate students pay an average of $29,916 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NC State also is in the top 10% of our Best Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value atmospheric sciences and meteorology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ECU are $23,574 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, ECU also is in the top 15% of our Best Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Florida State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value atmospheric sciences and meteorology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Florida State are $21,683 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Florida State is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value atmospheric sciences and meteorology schools in the Southeast Region . Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach are $39,066 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach also is in the top 10% of our Best Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Georgia did quite well on this year’s best value schools for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UGA are $31,108 a year.
UGA also claimed a spot on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Virginia Tech landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree atmospheric sciences and meteorology programs. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Virginia Tech are $33,857 per year.
Virginia Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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University of North Carolina at Asheville landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree atmospheric sciences and meteorology programs. UNCA is a small public school located in the city of Asheville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNCA are $24,667 a year.
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George Mason University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at GMU are $36,579 a year.
GMU also claimed a spot on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Western Kentucky University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WKU are $27,000 a year.
Request InformationBest Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Colleges by State
Explore the best atmospheric sciences and meteorology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Georgia | 8 |
Virginia | 54 |
North Carolina | 37 |
Florida | 67 |
Kentucky | 12 |
South Carolina | 2 |
Louisiana | 5 |
Alabama | 17 |
Mississippi | 3 |
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Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Related Majors for Meteorology
One of 8 majors within the area of study, atmospheric sciences and meteorology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Chemistry | 21,239 |
Physics | 13,674 |
Geological & Earth Sciences | 7,821 |
General Physical Sciences | 3,823 |
Astronomy & Astrophysics | 1,375 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.