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Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

7 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs 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 Southeast Region

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

Top Southeast Region Schools for an Associate in Air Transportation

Our analysis found Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide to be the best school for air transportation students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southeast Region . Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.

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

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Out of the 7 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach landed the # 2 spot on the list. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.

After completing their Associate Degree, air transport graduates from Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach carry an average student debtload of $21,254.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Institute of Technology - Online. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Melbourne, Florida Institute of Technology - Online is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Florida Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Melbourne.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Middle Georgia State University is a great place for air transportation students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Macon, Middle Georgia State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for air transportation students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#7

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS

Hinds Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the town of Raymond, Hinds Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Air Transportation Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 82
Virginia 414
North Carolina 63
Florida 3,118
Tennessee 159
Kentucky 46
South Carolina 0
Louisiana 33
Arkansas 23
Alabama 89
Mississippi 64
West Virginia 1

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 7 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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