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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 college with a fairly 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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Out of the 20 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-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 fairly large public school located in the city of Orem.

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#4

Northwestern Michigan College

Traverse City, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern Michigan College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools list. NMC is a small public school located in the remote town of Traverse City.

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Out of the 20 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Fox Valley Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a large student population.

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Community College of Allegheny County landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree air transportation programs. CCAC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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With a ranking of #7, Florida Institute of Technology - Online did quite well on this year’s best schools for air transportation students working on their associate degree. 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

Kansas State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree air transportation programs. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Florida Institute of Technology landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree air transportation programs. Located in the small city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Community College of Baltimore County ranked #10 on this year’s Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools list. 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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Air Transportation by Region

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Southeast
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).

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