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2023 Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$29,131 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,796 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology School for You

Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology is the #201 most popular major in the country with 342 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Southeast Region 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 the Southeast Region

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

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Atmospheric Sciences

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Our 2023 rankings named Florida State University the best value school in the Southeast Region for atmospheric sciences and meteorology students. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Florida State are $21,683 per year.

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#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Out of the 2 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GMU are $36,579 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, GMU also did well on our Best Atmospheric Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology at George Mason University Report

Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Colleges by State

Explore the best atmospheric sciences and meteorology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 7
Florida 24
Georgia 0
Louisiana 0
Alabama 4

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 5,005
Physics 3,727
Geological & Earth Sciences 2,491
Materials Sciences 448
Astronomy & Astrophysics 371

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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