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2023 Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools

20 Colleges
$40,030 Avg Salary
$14,912 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Air Transportation Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 9,984 people earned a degree or certificate in air transportation, making the major the #93 most popular in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide the best school in the United States for air transportation students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that air transport majors at Embry-Riddle Worldwide take out while working on their Associate Degree is $21,254.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best air transportation schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Air Transport majors at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach take out an average of $21,254 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 20 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the # 3 spot on the list. UVU is a very large public school located in the city of Orem.

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#4

Northwestern Michigan College

Traverse City, MI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northwestern Michigan College is a great place for air transportation students working on their associate degree. NMC is a small public school located in the town of Traverse City.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Fox Valley Technical College is a great place for air transportation students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a large student population.

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Community College of Allegheny County ranked #6 on this year’s Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools list. CCAC is a large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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Florida Institute of Technology - Online came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools ranking. Florida Institute of Technology - Online is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Melbourne.

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#8

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

With a ranking of #8, Kansas State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for air transportation students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Florida Institute of Technology ranked #9 on this year’s Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Community College of Baltimore County did quite well on this year’s best schools for air transportation students working on their associate degree. CCBC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.

After completing their Associate Degree, air transport graduates from CCBC carry an average student debtload of $21,232.

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Air Transportation is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Air Transport

Related Major Annual Graduates
Ground Transportation 17,893
Marine Transportation 1,203
Other Transportation & Materials Moving 4

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 20 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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