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2023 Most Popular Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

18 Colleges
$35,965 Avg Salary
$23,086 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Southeast Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for meteorology majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our analysis found Virginia Tech to be the most popular school for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 42 students majoring in meteorology at Virginia Tech, 81% are male and 19% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor’s Degree 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.

Of the 15 students majoring in meteorology at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

Of the 15 students majoring in meteorology at NC State, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Alabama. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Mobile, USA is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in meteorology at USA, 54% are male and 46% are female.

The average amount in student loans that meteorology majors at USA take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $30,632.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great place for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

Women make up 46% of the meteorology majors at the school.

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#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a very large student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in meteorology at the school are women while 62% are male.

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Florida Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Florida Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Melbourne.

Women make up 60% of the meteorology majors at the school.

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#8

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree atmospheric sciences and meteorology programs. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 44% of the meteorology majors at the school.

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#9

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree atmospheric sciences and meteorology programs. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the meteorology majors at the school.

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University of Louisiana at Monroe ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. ULM is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Monroe.

Women make up 40% of the meteorology majors at the school.

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Best 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

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

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 18 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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