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2023 Best Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

10 Colleges
$45,159 Avg Salary
$23,922 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Air Transportation Bachelor's 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.

The Best Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide the best school in the Southeast Region for air transportation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.

The average amount in student loans that air transport majors at Embry-Riddle Worldwide take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $22,830. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $1,177, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.

Air Transport majors at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach take out an average of $22,830 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $1,177, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida Institute of Technology - Online. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Melbourne, Florida Institute of Technology - Online is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that air transport majors at Florida Institute of Technology - Online take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $26,570.

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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 #4 on this year’s Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Macon, Middle Georgia State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that air transport majors at Middle Georgia State University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,247. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $265, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#5

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best air transportation schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

On average, air transport graduates from Liberty University take out $24,032 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $653, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Florida Institute of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Florida Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Melbourne.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, air transport majors at Florida Tech accumulate an average of around $26,570 in student debt.

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Louisiana Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for air transportation students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ruston.

On average, air transport graduates from Louisiana Tech take out $21,953 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#8

Everglades University

Boca Raton, FL

Everglades University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for air transportation students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, Everglades U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Air Transport majors at Everglades U take out an average of $39,580 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Middle Tennessee State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro.

This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $297, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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With a ranking of #10, Eastern Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s best schools for air transportation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Eastern is a large public school located in the town of Richmond.

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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 10 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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