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2023 Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$7,734 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology School for You

In 2020-2021, 37 degrees and certificates were awarded to atmospheric sciences and meteorology students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #197 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value programs for meteorology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Schools in North Carolina

Check out the meteorology programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Atmospheric Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named North Carolina State University the best value school in North Carolina for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NC State are $9,131 a year. On average, meteorology graduates from NC State take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

NC State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Schools in North Carolina list.

Full Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at North Carolina State University Report

#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The excellent programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best atmospheric sciences and meteorology schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ECU are $7,297 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, ECU also is in the top 10% of our Best Atmospheric Sciences Schools in North Carolina ranking.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNC Charlotte are $7,188 a year.

UNC Charlotte excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Schools in North Carolina list.

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$7,319 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Asheville. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Schools in North Carolina list. UNCA is a small public school located in the city of Asheville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNCA are $7,319 a year.

Full Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at University of North Carolina at Asheville Report

Best Value Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 8
Virginia 54
Florida 67
Kentucky 12
South Carolina 2
Louisiana 5
Alabama 17
Mississippi 3

One of 8 majors within the area of study, atmospheric sciences and meteorology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Meteorology

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 4 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.

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