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2023 Most Popular Online Air Transportation Schools in the Southeast Region

11 Colleges
$51,938 Avg Salary
$21,659 Avg Student Debt

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Air Transportation Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online air transport programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for air transportation students. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.

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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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great place for air transportation students pursuing an online degree. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Air Transport majors at Liberty University take out an average of $23,357 in student loans while working on their egree. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Georgia State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Air Transportation Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Macon, Middle Georgia State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

While working on their degree, air transport majors at Middle Georgia State University accumulate an average of around $23,773 in student debt. 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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#4

Everglades University

Boca Raton, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Everglades University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Air Transportation Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, Everglades U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

On average, air transport graduates from Everglades U take out $41,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#5

Polk State College

Winter Haven, FL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Polk State College is a great place for air transportation students pursuing an online degree. Polk State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Winter Haven.

Air Transport majors at Polk State take out an average of $8,750 in student loans while working on their egree.

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With a ranking of #6, Florida Institute of Technology - Online did quite well on this year’s best schools for air transportation students. Located in the small city of Melbourne, Florida Institute of Technology - Online is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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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Lenoir Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Air Transportation Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the distant town of Kinston, Lenoir Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Holmes Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best air transportation programs. Holmes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Goodman.

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With a ranking of #9, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for air transportation students. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

American Public University System did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for air transportation students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Explore the most popular online 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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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 11 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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