2023 Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 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 Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Southeast Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for meteorology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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 Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Charlotte the best value school in the Southeast Region for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.
UNC Charlotte undergraduate students pay an average of $20,622 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNC Charlotte also is in the top 20% of our Best Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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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 degree in the Southeast Region . NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.
NC State undergraduate students pay an average of $29,916 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, meteorology graduates from NC State carry an average student debtload of $27,000.
NC State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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The excellent programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best 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.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ECU are $23,574 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, ECU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach are $39,066 a year. The average amount in student loans that meteorology majors at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach take out is $22,807.
In addition to its great value ranking, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UGA are $31,108 a year.
UGA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Florida State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Florida State are $21,683 per year. While working on their degree, meteorology majors at Florida State accumulate an average of around $27,550 in student debt.
In addition to its great value ranking, Florida State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Virginia Tech ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
Virginia Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $33,857 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, meteorology majors at Virginia Tech accumulate an average of around $19,000 in student debt.
In addition to its great value ranking, Virginia Tech is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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University of North Carolina at Asheville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students. It came in at #8 on the list. UNCA is a small public school located in the small 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 came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GMU are $36,579 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, GMU also is in the top 10% of our Best Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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Western Kentucky University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value atmospheric sciences and meteorology programs. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a large student population.
WKU undergraduate students pay an average of $27,000 in tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Colleges by State
Explore the best atmospheric sciences and meteorology schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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.