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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.

2023 Best Value Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Schools in Virginia

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Colleges.

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 fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Virginia Tech are $14,174 a 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 best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Virginia Tech is ranked #3 for overall quality for meteorology in Virginia.

Full Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at Virginia Tech Report

#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA
$13,119 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Schools in Virginia list. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GMU are $13,119 per year.

GMU also claimed a spot on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Schools in Virginia list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at George Mason University 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
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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