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2023 Best Value Air Transportation Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$22,193 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$74,308 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Air Transportation Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, air transportation was ranked #93 in the country. In fact 9,984 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Air Transportation Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for air transport students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Air Transportation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Air Transportation

Our analysis found Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott to be the best value school for air transportation students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the rural area of Prescott, Embry-Riddle Prescott is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Embry-Riddle Prescott are $20,210 per year.

Full Air Transportation at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a great value for air transportation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at OSU are $24,175 per year.

OSU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Air Transportation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

Best Air Transportation Colleges by State

Explore the best air transportation schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 144
Arizona 328
Oklahoma 266
New Mexico 39

Air Transportation is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

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 2 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.

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