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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 2023 rankings named Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide the best school in the Southeast Region for air transportation students working on their associate degree. 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a medium-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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Out of the 7 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Institute of Technology - Online landed the # 3 spot on the 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Middle Georgia State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. 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 landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree air transportation programs. Located in the 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

With a ranking of #7, Hinds Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for air transportation students working on their associate degree. 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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