2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools
Finding the Best Air Transportation Associate Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 9,984 people earned a degree or certificate in air transportation, making the major the #93 most popular in the United States.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 123 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Air Transportation program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide the most popular school in the United States for air transportation students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 458 students majoring in air transport at Embry-Riddle Worldwide, 88% are male and 12% are female.
While working on their Associate Degree, air transport majors at Embry-Riddle Worldwide accumulate an average of around $21,254 in student debt.
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Out of the 123 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the # 2 spot on the list. UVU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Orem.
Women make up 8% of the air transport majors at the school.
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Out of the 123 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Mt. San Antonio College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Walnut, Mt. SAC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 19% of the air transport majors at the school.
After completing their Associate Degree, air transport graduates from Mt. SAC carry an average student debt load of $9,685.
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Out of the 123 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Broward College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Fort Lauderdale, BC is a public school with a very large student population.
About 16% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 84% are male.
Air Transport majors at BC take out an average of $14,886 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Miami Dade College is a great place for air transportation students working on their associate degree. MDC is a very large public school located in the city of Miami.
About 19% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 81% are male.
While working on their Associate Degree, air transport majors at MDC accumulate an average of around $14,243 in student debt.
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Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools ranking. Spartan College - Tulsa is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Tulsa.
Women make up 3% of the air transport majors at the school.
While working on their Associate Degree, air transport majors at Spartan College - Tulsa accumulate an average of around $16,248 in student debt.
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Green River College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Auburn, GRC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 16% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 84% are male.
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Cypress College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools list. Cypress College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Cypress.
Women make up 66% of the air transport majors at the school.
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for air transportation students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 38 students majoring in air transport at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach, 87% are male and 13% are female.
On average, air transport graduates from Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach take out $21,254 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Florida State College at Jacksonville came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, FSCJ is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 18% of the air transport majors at the school.
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Sacramento City College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools ranking. Sacramento City is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.
Of the 32 students majoring in air transport at Sacramento City, 81% are male and 19% are female.
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College of Southern Nevada landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree air transportation programs. CSN is a fairly large public school located in the city of Las Vegas.
Of the 28 students majoring in air transport at CSN, 54% are male and 46% are female.
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Central Oregon Community College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree air transportation programs. Located in the small city of Bend, COCC is a public school with a small student population.
Of the 27 students majoring in air transport at COCC, 89% are male and 11% are female.
The average amount in student loans that air transport majors at COCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $18,512.
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Polk State College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Winter Haven, Polk State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 19% of the air transport majors at the school.
Air Transport majors at Polk State take out an average of $13,579 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Community College of Beaver County came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools ranking. CCBC is a small public school located in the suburb of Monaca.
Of the 26 students majoring in air transport at CCBC, 81% are male and 19% are female.
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Community College of Baltimore County landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree air transportation programs. CCBC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.
Of the 25 students majoring in air transport at CCBC, 80% are male and 20% are female.
On average, air transport graduates from CCBC take out $21,232 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Florida Institute of Technology came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 9% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 91% are male.
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Texas State Technical College ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools list. TSTC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Waco.
About 18% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 82% are male.
Air Transport majors at TSTC take out an average of $16,398 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Here are some additional popular schools for Air Transportation students that almost earned our Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 19 | Northwestern Michigan College | Traverse City, MI |
| 19 | Tulsa Community College | Tulsa, OK |
| 19 | Guilford Technical Community College | Jamestown, NC |
| 22 | San Diego Miramar College | San Diego, CA |
| 22 | Chandler-Gilbert Community College | Chandler, AZ |
| 22 | Southern Utah University | Cedar City, UT |
Air Transportation by Region
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Air Transportation Related Majors
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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 25 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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