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2023 Most Popular Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia

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

Finding the Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Bachelor's Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Atmospheric Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Virginia to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs 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 2023 rankings named Virginia Tech the most popular school in Virginia for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

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

Read full report on Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at Virginia Tech

#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

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

Of the 5 students majoring in meteorology at GMU, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Read full report on Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at George Mason University

Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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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