2023 Best Value Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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 Value 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 value associate degree programs for air transport students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Air Transportation
Our 2023 rankings named Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide the best value school in the Southeast Region for air transportation students working on their associate degree. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Daytona Beach.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Embry-Riddle Worldwide are $10,748 a year. 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, Florida Institute of Technology - Online landed the # 2 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.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Florida Institute of Technology - Online are $12,240 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Florida Institute of Technology - Online is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Middle Georgia State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Macon, Middle Georgia State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Middle Georgia State University are $11,389 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hinds Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the fringe town of Raymond, Hinds Community College is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Hinds Community College are $6,800 a year.
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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 # 5 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.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach are $39,066 per year. 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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Liberty University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Liberty University undergraduate students pay an average of $16,160 in tuition and fees each year.
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Florida Institute of Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Melbourne.
Florida Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $43,246 in tuition and fees each year.
Request InformationBest 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 |
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Air Transportation Related Majors for Air Transport
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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.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.