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2023 Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Finding the Best Air Transportation Associate Degree School for You

Air Transportation is the #93 most popular major in the country with 9,984 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 Great Lakes Region

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

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for an Associate in Air Transportation

#1

Northwestern Michigan College

Traverse City, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern Michigan College the best school in the Great Lakes Region for air transportation students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Traverse City, NMC is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fox Valley Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. FVTC is a large public school located in the suburb of Appleton.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, air transport graduates from SIUC carry an average student debtload of $24,420.

Full Air Transportation at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

Out of the 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln Land Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, LLCC is a public college with a small student population.

Full Air Transportation at Lincoln Land Community College Report

Best Air Transportation Colleges by State

Explore the best air transportation colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 246
Ohio 229
Illinois 310
Indiana 302
Wisconsin 11

One of 3 majors within the area of study, air transportation has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 4 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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