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2023 Best Value Air Transportation Schools in Florida

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$27,995 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,965 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Air Transportation School for You

In 2020-2021, 3,118 degrees and certificates were awarded to air transportation students who went to a Florida college or university. This makes it the #15 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Value Air Transportation Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Florida to see which ones offered the best value programs for air transport students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Air Transportation Schools in Florida

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for air transport majors pursuing a .

Best Florida Schools for Affordable Quality in Air Transportation

$10,748 Average Tuition & Fees

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Embry-Riddle Worldwide are $10,748 per year. After completing their degree, air transport graduates from Embry-Riddle Worldwide carry an average student debtload of $19,830. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $1,177, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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$12,240 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Institute of Technology - Online. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Air Transportation Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Melbourne, Florida Institute of Technology - Online is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Florida Institute of Technology - Online are $12,240 per year. On average, air transport graduates from Florida Institute of Technology - Online take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$39,066 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Air Transportation Schools in Florida list. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Daytona Beach.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach undergraduate students pay an average of $39,066 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, air transport graduates from Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach carry an average student debtload of $19,830. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $1,177, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach also took the #4 spot in our Best Air Transportation Schools in Florida rankings.

Full Air Transportation at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach Report

#4

Everglades University

Boca Raton, FL
$18,920 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Everglades University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boca Raton, Everglades U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Everglades U are $18,920 a year. On average, air transport graduates from Everglades U take out $41,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$43,246 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Institute of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Florida Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Melbourne.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Florida Tech are $43,246 a year. The average amount in student loans that air transport majors at Florida Tech take out is $27,000.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Florida Tech also did well on our Best Air Transportation Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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L3 Commercial Training Solutions Airline Academy ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Air Transportation Schools in Florida list. L3 Commercial Training Solutions Airline Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Sanford.

After completing their degree, air transport graduates from L3 Commercial Training Solutions Airline Academy carry an average student debtload of $5,737. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $1,043, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Best Value Air Transportation Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Air Transportation Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 82
Virginia 414
North Carolina 63
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.

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 6 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).

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