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Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Schools in Virginia

2023 Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Schools in Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$13,647 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,714 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology School for You

In 2020-2021, 54 degrees and certificates were awarded to atmospheric sciences and meteorology students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #168 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Virginia 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Atmospheric Sciences

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA
$14,174 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Tech the best value school in Virginia for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Virginia Tech are $14,174 per year. While working on their degree, meteorology majors at Virginia Tech accumulate an average of around $19,000 in student debt.

Virginia Tech also made our Best Atmospheric Sciences Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #3.

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#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA
$13,119 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 2 spot on the list. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

GMU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,119 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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Best Value Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 8
North Carolina 37
Florida 67
Kentucky 12
South Carolina 2
Louisiana 5
Alabama 17
Mississippi 3

Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

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 2 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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